Knee replacement surgery. Patient's leg after a total knee replacement operation. During the operation prostheses were implanted into the thigh bone (

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Knee replacement surgery. Patient's leg after a total knee replacement operation. During the operation prostheses were implanted into the thigh bone (femur) and shinbone (tibia) to form an artificial knee joint. Knee joints need replacing when the protective cartilage that surrounds them is lost.

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Photo credit: © MARK THOMAS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: adult, close-, detail, healthcare, hospital, human, incision, knee, leg, man, medical, medicine, operating, patient, people, person, prosthesis, prosthetic, replacement, surgery, surgical, theatre, total, treatment