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6 weeks post surgery. A) Frontal and B) frog-leg lateral radiographs of the left hip demonstrate intact cerclage wires around the hip joint. C) Lateral radiograph of the distal left femur. Incidentally noted fracture of the patellar wires is shown (arrow); this finding had been similar in appearance for several years.
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Six months post surgery. A) Frontal and B) frog-leg lateral radiographs of the left hip demonstrate fraying of the greater trochanteric cerclage wires (arrows). C) Lateral radiograph of the distal left femur. Multiple wire fragments have migrated distally from the hip joint (arrows); some are now located within the knee joint space.
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