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Case 9: 17.10.2008

History :
70 year old woman with hip pain

Answers

What does the film show?

Extensive Pagets disease of pelvis.

Why is the acetabulum displaced?

The acetabulum is displaced because the bone is soft and there is inward displacement from the femur.





 
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