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On the basis of these findings, there is no evidence that radiographs must be made with the patient bearing weight in order to accurately measure the position of the femoral head within the polyethylene liner.

W e carried out excision of a solitary bony metastasis from renal-cell carcinoma in 25 patients in the hope that this would produce a prolonged disease-free interval. Two patients had excisions only, five had amputations and 18 had excision and endoprosthetic replacement. The one-, three-and five-year cumulative survival rates were 88%, 54% and 13%, respectively.There were three complications. One patient developed a local recurrence and three had problems related to the endoprosthesis.We recommend radical excision of a solitary bony metastasis from renal-cell carcinoma to achieve local control of the tumour for the remainder of the patient's life.