Deformed end of thigh bone. Surgical incision showing the grossly deformed head (centre) of the femur (thigh bone). The bone has been worn down as a r

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Deformed end of thigh bone. Surgical incision showing the grossly deformed head (centre) of the femur (thigh bone). The bone has been worn down as a result of a fracture to the acetabulum, the surface (socket) of the pelvic bone into which the femoral head sits to form the hip joint.

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Photo credit: © MIKE DEVLIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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