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[kate952]

Does anyone know how to say "hip replacement" in Italian? Protesi all'anca is what I've been able to suss out via Google. Does that even come close? I figured I should be able to explain why I'm setting off all the alarms as I trundle through security next month when Mom takes Middle Daughter and me to Italy. I mean I could just drop trou and show

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[inglenook]

I can't give you the phrase but http://www.wordreference.com/ has forums I've found really helpful finding the correct wordage!

http://forum.wordreference.com/forumdisplay.php?s=7f62a5fcbe76fc654842964ed21dd12f&f=4 This is the Italian and English forum, you could try posting a question there?

Good luck!

[amelia_eve]

I don't know about hip replacement, but I do know that what we refer to as "breaking your hip," they more accurately reference to the femur, which in Italian is femora (accent on the first syllable).

Although, running around Google, and looking at images in particular, I see protesi d'anca as the most common. (Same idea, but the preposition is di rather than a in most cases.)

Have a great trip!

[laced_more]

You could just tell them you are "la donna bionica" and smile radiantly.