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New generation of hip replacements: Latest implants all promise reliability, but no one knows which will be best

Metasul in the News

BY Patricia Anstett, FREE PRESS MEDICAL WRITER

Detroit Free Press
November 9, 1999
www.freep.com

Keep in mind that your results may differ from those shown in this section. Your results will depend upon your personal circumstances. Please discuss your situation with your doctor if you are thinking about bone or joint surgery.

Robert had to face the inevitable: He needed surgery. The pain in his hip was so great it awakened him every night.

Robert, 48, had put off a hip replacement operation for months because he knew what a big deal it was.

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