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What Does A Black Mark On The Replaced Hip Shown In Xray Indicate?
Recently, I had an x-ray of my back and you could see my hip replacements on the x-ray. the replacemenr is about 8 yrs. old. On the ball of the replacement I saw a small black oval in the middle of the ball part. It was outstanding because the replacement is so white. I have also lately had some discomfort with that replacement. What could the black mark indicate?
Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Hi,
Noted your small but specific question about the black hole seen on X-ray of the replaced joint.
There will be a place for fixing the screw that will appear as a black hole on X-ray.
Yet to get a confirmed diagnosis discuss this with your Doctor to get more definitive answer and thus get anxiety-free.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
Noted your small but specific question about the black hole seen on X-ray of the replaced joint.
There will be a place for fixing the screw that will appear as a black hole on X-ray.
Yet to get a confirmed diagnosis discuss this with your Doctor to get more definitive answer and thus get anxiety-free.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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