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Dr Stephen Tower discusses Metal on Metal Hip Issues
Paul Taylor said:
Very interesting video, and it is great that he has taken such an interest in researching all the MoM failure’s. We need more like this man, as 1 voice is simply not enough, and MoM issues have gone silent again in the Press. Here in the UK anyway.
Im 2 years into my revision now, with my plastic / ceramic hip. And although the hip is great now (functionally), I still get a lot of surrounding hip pain, sometimes enough to bring me to tears, or make me bed bound for a day or two. If this is to do with the previous MoM tissue damage, or nerve damage due to 7 hip operations I will probably never know. Studies into post MoM revision would also be beneficial to see recovery statistics.
Paul Taylor. UK.
earlstevens58 said:
Yes! He had DePuy ASRs personallly and became very sick. So a very personal interest.
Gwen Hill said:
Hi,
I totally agree with you Paul, we need many more voices of the patient and not industry. I too am in the UK.
I am a patient recovering from MoM resurfacing 2007 had to be revised to THR 2011.
Great video presentation although frightening that we were all just gullible guinea pigs in the money merry-go-round of the devices industry. The MHRA here have done nothing to stop people suffering and I think the Silent Recall mentioned in this presentation is a great analogy of state-owned.
Please get in touch with Gayle as at least we can talk.
Regards
Gwen UK