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The US Drug Watchdog is demanding answers from the US FDA about metal on metal hip implant failures, and is also demanding to know why have there not been more recalls. The group is expanding its initiative designed to identify perhaps 200,000+ US recipients, of what are called metal-on-metal hip implants, in order to ensure victims get to the best possible attorneys, and to ensure the failed metal-on-metal hip implant victim receive the best possible compensation. On August 24th 2010 a...
High-impact sports increase quality of life but reduce durability of hip implants Involvement in high-impact activities such as football, skiing, tennis or martial arts, significantly increases the wear rate and reduces the 'lifespan' of hip implants in adults who have undergone total hip replacement surgery more than a decade earlier. The work by Matthieu Ollivier, from the Sainte-Marguerite Hospital in Marseille, France, and his team is published online in the Springer journal Clinical...
The US Drug Watchdog is now openly mocking the US FDA for once again sitting on their hands, while up to half a million US citizens could now be stuck with a metal on metal hip implant device that might prematurely fail, or do even more damage because the metal debris could be giving these type of hip implant recipients blood poisoning. The United Kingdom is already on the verge of an out right ban of all metal on metal hip implants, and the US Drug Watchdog is convinced there are hundreds...
FRANKLIN, Mass., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthrosurface, Inc. (www.arthrosurface.com), the developer of less-invasive joint resurfacing systems, announced that, in March, it surpassed $100 Million in cumulative net revenue. While this milestone is a significant financial achievement for the Company, its management believes that this milestone evidences the ever growing population of patients seeking alternatives to total joint replacement procedures. "Joint preservation,...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "The symptoms of DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant failure include pain in the area of the hip implant, swelling in the area of the hip implant, lack of flexibility, or loss of mobility. Because DePuy Pinnacle hip implants were surgically installed on well over 130,000 US citizens, and because numerous studies are pointing to increased failure rates with all metal-on-metal hip implants, we are doing every thing possible to get every victim of a DePuy...
Longer term studies are required to assess risks after longer periods Research: The risk of cancer in the first seven years after metal-on-metal hip replacement compared with other bearings and the general population: a linkage study between the National Joint Registry of England and Wales and Hospital Episode Statistics Patients who have had metal-on-metal hip replacements are no more likely to develop cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population, although...
The US Drug Watchdog is now calling their defective, or failed metal-on-metal hip implant compensation, and representation initiative, its largest medical device victims campaign ever. The goals of this campaign are compensation for what a victim of a metal-on-metal hip implant failure will have to go through, and making certain every victim of a metal-on-metal hip implant has the best possible attorneys. The US Drug Watchdog is convinced there are hundreds of thousands of US citizens who...
New York, March 19, 2012. The Rottenstein Law Group, which represents clients with claims stemming from the failures of defective hip replacement devices manufactured and sold by Wright Medical is now evaluating cases of those who received a Wright Conserve or Profemur Z device. (PRWEB) March 19, 2012 The Wright Conserve devices compose a hip replacement system that involves the capping of a patient’s thigh bone with a synthetic ball and the replacement of that patient’s hip socket...
The US Drug Watchdog has completely redesigned their web site, and now offers a listing of all metal-on-metal hip implant makers, and they are encouraging any metal-on-metal hip implant recipient, who has had a device failure to contact them with the specifics. While one specific type of metal-on-metal hip implant called the DePuy ASR has been recalled, the US Drug Watchdog is now certain there will be many more recalls of metal-on-metal hip implants, because of the high probability of...
The open house will be held 8 a.m. – 12 noon Saturday, March 10, at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, 14502 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City West. Sun City, Arizona (PRWEB) March 05, 2012 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame legend Johnny Bench will help educate people on the benefits of joint replacement, by sharing his hip replacement experience with attendees at the Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics Open House. The open house will be held 8 a.m. – 12 noon Saturday, March 10, at Banner Del...
