Hip Replacement News

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A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country.

A report leaked to The Sunday Telegraph claimed that senior surgeons have called for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to issue a stronger warning over DePuy ASR hip replacements.

Hip replacement recipient Juergen Schaberick, 53, is in constant pain after his surgery.

Newswise - A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country.

A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country.

TeDan Surgical Innovations, industry leader in surgical access instrumentation, announces the launch of the Phantom Series MIS Anterior Hip Retractor System.

The Wall Street Journal : Study: Hospitals Overpay For Devices Some hospitals pay thousands of dollars more than others for big-ticket medical devices such as defibrillators and hip replacements , and a portion of the higher costs could be passed on to the federal Medicare program, a new government report says .

The Asheville City Schools Foundation sells the Go Local Card for $16 through its website at http://acsf.org/get-involved/go-local-card.php . The page also features a list of participating businesses, which organizers say is updated with new discounts almost every week.

CONCERN about the safety of metal-on-metal hip replacements should not apply to patients who have had surgery in the Isle of Man, the Department of Health has confirmed.

Two people who received a metal hip replacement are suing the manufacturers of the artificial joints after they allegedly failed repeatedly.

Three of the 52 identified as receiving the implants - which can cause metal to leak into the bloodstream - have already had them replaced following new operations carried out at Wrightington Hospital.

The "metal-on-metal" implants were withdrawn from the worldwide market in September 2010 after they recorded a higher than expected failure rate.

A WOMAN who has overcome two hip replacements and arthritis in the spine to continue playing golf, has been made the new lady captain of Manor Golf Club.

Researchers from the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have discovered that more than 30,000 British patients are at risk after undergoing surgeries for hip replacement/implant. According to a report in The Telegraph, medical regulators are concerned that as many as 30,000 British patients who received Metal on Metal implants ... (more)

Britain's medical watchdog said today that it has started a probe into potentially poisonous metal hip replacements implanted into more than 30,000 people.

New guidelines are being drawn up by medical experts over the metal-on-metal joints which are in 30,000 people in this country.

Reports that thousands of patients in Britain could be at risk of being poisoned by metal hip replacements has sparked an investigation by medical regulators.

Tens of thousands of British patients with metal hip replacements could be at risk of being poisoned by them, it is feared.

Each month we take a test drive in an eco-friendly car and this month the car of choice was the all-electric Mitsubishi i. With a fuel economy equivalent of 112 miles per gallon, the i, Mitsubishi says, is the most affordable electric car out there.