Bone surgery preparations. Patient's foot strapped into a clamp ready for surgery. This is an operation to fix a fractured femur (broken thigh bone).

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Bone surgery preparations. Patient's foot strapped into a clamp ready for surgery. This is an operation to fix a fractured femur (broken thigh bone). The arrow marked on the leg is used to make sure the correct leg is operated on. Photographed in the UK.

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