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  2. Femoral head ostectomy - Wikipedia

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    A femoral head ostectomy is a surgical operation to remove the head and neck from the femur. It is performed to alleviate pain, and is a salvage procedure, reserved for condition where pain can not be alleviated in any other way. It is common in veterinary surgery. Other names are excision arthroplasty of the femoral head and neck, Girdlestone ...

  3. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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    Knee replacement surgery can be performed as a partial or a total knee replacement. [3] In general, the surgery consists of replacing the diseased or damaged joint surfaces of the knee with metal and plastic components shaped to allow continued motion of the knee.

  4. Alec Baldwin has hip replacement surgery after feeling ... - AOL

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    Alec Baldwin underwent hip replacement surgery after suffering 'very intense chronic pain,' his wife, Hilaria, said in a Tuesday Instagram post.

  5. 2010 DePuy Hip Recall - Wikipedia

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    DePuy identified reasons for the failure of the hip replacement system as component loosening, component malalignment, infection, fracture of the bone, dislocation, metal sensitivity and pain. Additional complications from the hip replacement system may include increased metal ion levels in the blood, bone staining, necrosis, swelling, nerve ...

  6. Hip replacement (animal) - Wikipedia

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    Hip replacement is a surgical procedure performed in dogs and cats as a salvage procedure, to alleviate severe pain in the hip due to, for example, hip dysplasia or irreparable bone fracture. [1] [2] The procedure replaces the head of the femur and the acetabulum with prosthetic implants. [1] Because animals under about 40 pounds (18 kg) carry ...

  7. Pete Wilson (broadcaster) - Wikipedia

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    Pete Wilson died at age 62 after suffering a "massive heart attack during the operation, was put on life support, and last night (2007/07/20) was taken off" [11] [12] [13] while having hip replacement surgery at Stanford University Medical Center.