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Preoperative x-ray, showing osteoarthritis of hip joint.
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A 42 years old man, who had osteoarthritis of right hip (Fig 1), had an uncemented total hip replacement done through posterolateral approach.
Showing radiographs at various Intervals, a- Immediate postoperative, bOne month post surgery and c-one year post surgery
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The patient was regularly followed up to about five years and all the x-rays of those period were normal and had no abnormalities (Fig. 2,3).
Anterioposterior and Lateral radiograph of hip joints at five years after surgery. The modular femoral head disassembled from the stem and remained in the acetabular socket
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There are no fracture lines in any components or complete fracture of any components or any other extra, abnormal sized or shaped metal piece visible in the x-ray (Fig. 4).