I'm an orthopedic surgeon and we're about to perform a total hip replacement for a patient ... We've successfully dislocated the hip and removed the femoral head, or ball to the ball and hip ...

I never thought that any of this would be possible when I first dislocated my hip at the age of 15 ... and following this episode I was in and out of hospital for around 8 years. After my hip ...

According to a report released by Herentals hospital, doctors performed a total hip replacement for Merckx's displaced fracture of the right hip, which they referred to as "a common fracture".