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I wonder if they could be recycled? Not joking. Those hip replacement parts are incredibly expensive; I'm sure there are folks who are in need and could use a cheaper option.



They are recycled in some places. Such as sub-saharan Africa


In Sweden they used to reuse pacemakers a couple decades back. Don't know about now. I think also American pacemakers are exported to India.


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