New technique could eliminate hip replacement surgeries in young trauma patients

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New technique could eliminate hip replacement surgeries in young trauma patients

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A novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a case study by orthopedic trauma specialists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The study appears in the February issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

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