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Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis of a patient aged 63, showing two total hip replacements. Each hip has been fitted with an artificial (prost
Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis of a patient aged 63, showing two total hip replacements. Each hip has been fitted with an artificial (prosthetic) socket and each thigh bone (femur) has been fitted with a ball and shaft, to form two new articulating joints. The prostheses differ in size and the method by which they have been fixed into the bone in this patient.
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