Knuckle joint replacement surgery. Close-up of a pyrocarbon prosthetic implant used in surgery to replace knuckle joints. This implant is used to repl

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Knuckle joint replacement surgery. Close-up of a pyrocarbon prosthetic implant used in surgery to replace knuckle joints. This implant is used to replace the head of the metacarpal (hand bone) and phalanx (finger bone).

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