Knee wound sutured with metal staples in the leg of a 47 year old female patient, after a total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis. Total knee rep

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Knee wound sutured with metal staples in the leg of a 47 year old female patient, after a total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis. Total knee replacement is the surgical procedure in which a damaged or diseased knee joint is replaced by an artificial (prosthetic) knee joint. (see image 2 showing staples being removed).

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