


A rasp or broach is hammered into the shaft of the femur to enlarge and deepen the canal made by rhe straight tapered reamer which has been used to hollow out a length of the femur bone, this creates a canal about 15cm long into which the stem of the new hip joint will be cemented...©shoutpictures.com.john@shoutpictures.com
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