Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis of a patient, showing the dislocation of an artificial (prosthetic) total hip joint replacement. At left is

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Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis of a patient, showing the dislocation of an artificial (prosthetic) total hip joint replacement. At left is a metal ball-and-shaft implant (pink) in the thigh bone (femur). This has pushed out of the artificial socket (at centre left) with which it should articulate and form a joint in the pelvis.

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