Knee replacement surgery. Close-up of an operation being carried out to replace an artificial knee joint that failed due to an obese patient's weight. Here,a surgeon is inserting the new 'hinge' femoral implant component. The other component of the artificial knee inserts into the tibia bone. A retractor (upper left) is being used to pull back layers of skin and fat (yellow). For a sequence showing an X-ray and photographs of the operation,see images C014/7729 to C014/7735 | |
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