People who've had certain metal-on-metal hip implants are more likely to need the artificial joints replaced compared with more traditional hip implants, according to a new Canadian report. Hip ...
WHEELING, W.Va. (CN) - Johnson & Johnson and other makers of the DePuy Pinnacle metal hip-replacement system manufactured a product that led a woman to develop unsafe blood levels of cobalt and ...
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- It was supposed to be a surgery that would give Durham resident Juliana LaDue more mobility and get her back to being an active mom and wife. Instead, she said the hip ...
May 13, 2011 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 145 orders for postmarketing surveillance studies to 21 manufacturers of metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement systems. The FDA is ...
A new type of artificial hip, more robust and longer lasting than conventional artificial joints, is to undergo clinical trials and could be available for patients within five years. These 'ceramic-on ...
Johnson & Johnson is in talks to settle the majority of the 10,000 individual lawsuits brought by consumers against its DePuy unit over its metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, according to reports ...
1 National Institute for Health Research Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, ...
STUDY QUESTION Are metal-on-metal hip replacements associated with an increased risk of cancer? SUMMARY ANSWER Compared with both the general population and people with hip replacements with other ...
Understanding the long-term risks of different types of hip prostheses is vital to the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis. Information about such outcomes is scarce, but particular concern has ...
FDA responds to concerns about all-metal hip implants Advisory panel review set for June 27-28 Review could lead to more rigorous standards March 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
A hip replacement surgery is an operation to replace a damaged hip joint with an artificial implant, also known as a prosthesis. A surgeon makes an incision into the hip to remove the damaged hip ...
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