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• English: the patient’s right hip (on the left in the photograph) has been replaced, with the “ball” of this ball-and-socket joint replaced by a metal head that is set in the thighbone or femur and the socket replaced by a white plastic cup.

Although not the case here, the hip prosthetic can also be made of ceramic which rarely wears out during the patient's lifetime. During the operation, a bonding cement is used to fix the cup to the patient's remaining hip bone.

One of the leading reasons for hip replacement is osteoarthritis of the hip joint in which virtually all of the cartilage around the top of the femur bone deteriorates over time, leaving a grinding bone-on-bone situation with the top surface of the femur ball usually taking on an appearance similar to sandpaper. This can result in a narrowing of the space in the hip's natural ball-and-socket joint structure, thereby causing limited mobility of the hip and an intense amount of constant pain in the hip joint.

Subject: total hip joint replacement, artificial joint, arthritis. Credit: NIADDK, 9AO4 (Connie Raab-contact); NIH

Title: Total hip joint replacement x-ray Image ID: 3684 Photographer: Unknown Restrictions: Public Domain

• Deutsch: Röntgenaufnahme einer Hüfte. Das rechte Hüftgelenk des Patienten (im Bild links) wurde durch eine Prothese ersetzt.

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This image was selected as a picture of the day for August 12, 2006. It was captioned as followed: English: The patient’s right hip joint replaced by a metal head and a plastic cup. Deutsch: Das Röntgenbild eines Patienten mit künstlichem Hüftgelenk. Français : Radiographie d'une prothèse de la hanche. Español: Cadera derecha del paciente reemplazada por una cabeza de metal y una semiesfera de plástico. العربية: ورك استعاضي من المعدن و كأس بلاستيكي. Cymraeg: Delwedd Peledr-X yn dangos gwregys pelfig artiffisial. Deutsch: Das Röntgenbild eines Patienten mit künstlichem Hüftgelenk. English: The patient’s right hip joint replaced by a metal head and a plastic cup. Español: Cadera derecha del paciente reemplazada por una cabeza de metal y una semiesfera de plástico. Français : Radiographie d'une prothèse de la hanche. Galego: Na imaxe de raios X vese como a cabeza do femúr foi substituída na cadeira dereita dun paciente por unha peza de metal que encaixa nunha semi-esfera de plástico Magyar : Jobb oldali csípőprotézis fém fejjel és műanyag borítással. Italiano: Immagine ai raggi X di un cinto pelvico ricostruito artificialmente attraverso una struttura metallica incassata in una cavità di materiale plastico 日本語: 人口股関節置換術を施された右股関節（向かって左側）のレントゲン写真 ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: En pasients øvre hofteledd er blitt erstatta med en erstatning av metall og plast. ‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Det høgre hofteleddet til pasienten er erstatta av ei indre protese i metall og plast. Polski: Zdjęcie rentgenowskie pacjenta ze sztucznym prawym stawem biodrowym. Português: A articulação da perna direita no quadril de um paciente, substituída por uma cabeça de metal e um encaixe plástico. Русский: Рентгенограмма металлического протеза правого тазобедренного сустава с пластмассовой вертлужной чашкой Svenska: Rötgenbild av en höftled som ersatts med en protes. 简体中文: 由金属股骨头和塑料骨臼替换的右髋关节X光照片。

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• Source: from NIH [1]

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