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Hip replacement for fresh ball and socket fracture

In the injury to hip joint, usually the ball breaks and rarely the socket. But this one is the rarest of rare cases when both the socket and ball (Combined Intertrochanteric fracture and acetabular fracture) broke due to car accident.

The x-ray before surgery showing broken ball as well as socket
 
X-ray after surgery showing repair of fracture of socket and replacement of the joint
 

This was one of the difficult and challenging cases of my life

Here is the patient walking normally now
 

Can you make out which hip was injured?

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