In one case a bone from New York was used in a hip replacement operation at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, in Stanmore, Middlesex.

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Newport Gwent Dragons lock Luke Charteris is also a replacement after flying in to replace Davies in the squad after the Cardiff Blue chipped a bone in his neck against the Canucks.

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He was diagnosed with a proximal humerus fracture -- the humerus being the upper bone of the arm -- and as a result underwent what the Supreme Court said was reverse shoulder replacement surgery Saturday morning.

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