Carl Heneghan , David Langton , and M Thompson examine what has gone wrong with hip implants Metal debris that has been removed from the tissue surrounding a metal-on-metal hip implant; DePuy’s ASR...
More than 40 years of use has demonstrated no increase in the incidence of renal failure or cancer in patients with metal-on-metal total hip replacements. The scientific evidence of the...
Mctlaw is leading the litigation against metal hip makers across the country. We are... Replacement If you have received one of these joint replacements, contact mctlaw for a free case review.
U.S. government health experts say there are few reasons to continue using metal-on-metal hip implants, amid growing evidence that the devices can break down early and expose patients to dangerous metallic particles. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked its 18-member panel to recommend guidelines for monitoring more than a half-million U.S. patients with metal hip replacements. The devices were originally marketed as a longer-lasting alternative to older ceramic and plastic models. ...
patients with metal hip replacements. The devices were originally marketed as a longer... That information comes on top of nearly 17,000 reports to the FDA of problems with the implants...
3% annual revision rate for compo- nent loosening, 58% of which had acetabular From May 1994, total hip replacements with loosening. Concomitantly. in the early 1960s, metal on metal...
Learn how metal-on-metal hip replacements caused metal poisoning, who is at risk and how doctors treat metallosis. Read about symptoms and signs.
Metal-on-metal hip replacements have a much higher failure rate than other options and "should not be implanted", say researchers.
In MoM hip implants, the metal ball and the metal cup slide against each other during walking or running which can cause the release of metal particles. Metal can also be released from other parts of the implant where two implant components connect. The sliding metal surfaces will cause some tiny metal particles to wear off of the device into the space around ...
MoM hip implants produce side effects beyond those that may occur at the site of implantation. However, metal ions have been reported to be associated with effects on the heart, nervous...