X-ray (front view) of the ankle in a 71 year old male patient with severe osteoarthritis secondary to a previous fractured tibia and fibula (leg) bone

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X-ray (front view) of the ankle in a 71 year old male patient with severe osteoarthritis secondary to a previous fractured tibia and fibula (leg) bones. Osteoarthritis is a disease of the joint cartilage that reduces the space between joints and damages the bone beneath.

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Photo credit: © DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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