MODEL RELEASED. Surgery to remove a tumour in the pelvis. Image 5 of 10. Surgeons shaping a femoral head during surgery to remove a tumour, or abnorma

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MODEL RELEASED. Surgery to remove a tumour in the pelvis. Image 5 of 10. Surgeons shaping a femoral head during surgery to remove a tumour, or abnormal growth, in the pelvis. The new femoral head (the \ball\" part of the ball and socket joint) from a donor will be shaped to fill the space left in the pelvis after the removal of the tumour. For a sequence of images showing this surgical procedure, see M551/427-M551/436."

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