Stuart’s Open Letter to Dr Graham Mercer, president of the AOA
Dear Dr Mercer Unfortunately we have never had the opportunity to meet, so allow me to introduce myself. My name …
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Finding the Right Solution for Joint Pain | Piper Shores News & Events
Finding the Right Solution for Joint Pain | Piper Shores News & Events. Finding the Right Solution for Joint Pain …
Judge consolidates Wright Conserve hip replacements into MDL | Consumer Drug Report | For Informed Drug Consumers
Judge consolidates Wright Conserve hip replacements into MDL | Consumer Drug Report | For Informed Drug Consumers. Judge consolidates Wright …
What is the Status of Biomet Metal on Metal Hip Replacements | PA Law Blogs
What is the Status of Biomet Metal on Metal Hip Replacements | PA Law Blogs. What is the Status of …
Rottenstein Law Group Incensed–But Not Surprised–by News That Johnson & Johnson Marketed Vaginal Mesh Implant Without FDA Approval
Rottenstein Law Group Incensed–But Not Surprised–by News That Johnson & Johnson Marketed Vaginal Mesh Implant Without FDA Approval. Rottenstein Law …
North West Evening Mail | News | Barrow patient tells of his hip replacement ordeal
North West Evening Mail | News | Barrow patient tells of his hip replacement ordeal. Barrow patient tells of his …
Joan Aragone: High medical costs drive Americans overseas for care – San Jose Mercury News
Joan Aragone: High medical costs drive Americans overseas for care – San Jose Mercury News. Joan Aragone: High medical costs …
200 Irish Patients Plan DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit | NewsInferno
200 Irish Patients Plan DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit | NewsInferno. 200 Irish Patients Plan DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit …
Researchers surprised by metal ion levels in 5-year follow-up of MoM THA implants
Researchers surprised by metal ion levels in 5-year follow-up of MoM THA implants. The 5-year postoperative metal ion levels plateaued …
Failure Rates High in All-Metal Hip Implants, Not Just DePuy
Failure Rates High in All-Metal Hip Implants, Not Just DePuy. Failure Rates High In All Metal On Metal Hips Implants …
FDA Confirms Johnson & Johnson Prolift Pelvic Mesh Product Sold for Over 3 Years without Necessary FDA Clearance
FDA Confirms Johnson & Johnson Prolift Pelvic Mesh Product Sold for Over 3 Years without Necessary FDA Clearance. The FDA …
Senators Introduce Safe Medical Devices Act
Senators Introduce Safe Medical Devices Act. Senators Introduce ‘Safe Medical Devices Act’ A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing …
FDA Workers Say Outsiders Influence Medical Device Decisions | Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury Lawyers – JDSupra
FDA Workers Say Outsiders Influence Medical Device Decisions | Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury Lawyers – JDSupra. …
Gynecare Prolift Mesh Sold by J&J Without FDA Approval | InjuryBoard Fort Worth
Gynecare Prolift Mesh Sold by J&J Without FDA Approval | InjuryBoard Fort Worth. Gynecare Prolift Mesh Sold by J&J Without …
Health News – New blood to improve life of artificial joints
Health News – New blood to improve life of artificial joints. New blood to improve life of artificial joints 22/03/2012 …
Isn’t this typical! Knee Implant patient says he was ‘left to suffer’ – Hamilton Advertiser
Knee Implant patient says he was ‘left to suffer’ – Hamilton Advertiser. Knee Implant patient says he was ‘left to …
British scientists develop 80p-a-day pill that can slow progress of osteoarthritis | Mail Online
British scientists develop 80p-a-day pill that can slow progress of osteoarthritis | Mail Online. British scientists develop 80p-a-day pill that …
DePuy Exec’s seem to think money comes first – F.D.A. Asked DePuy for Safety Data Just Before Hip Implant’s Phaseout – NYTimes.com
F.D.A. Asked DePuy for Safety Data Just Before Hip Implant’s Phaseout – NYTimes.com. Hip Device Phaseout Followed F.D.A. Data Request …
More damning articles on Metal on Metal THR’s
Check these articles out. Failure Rates Of Stemmed Metal On Metal Hips Metal On Metal Failures Cheers Earl
Stuart’s nightmare gets worse – DePuy ASR is the curse of our generation
The ASR, just when I thought it was over, its the gift that keeps on giving!! Well, the second opinion …
Consumer Reports Poll: Consumers Support More Medical Device Oversight
Consumer Reports Poll: Consumers Support More Medical Device Oversight Posted: 20 Mar 2012 07:38 AM PDT CONSUMERS UNION NEWS RELEASE …
House of Representatives to take away Patients rights to Sue
March 16, 2012 Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on H.R. No. 5, which has been …
Class Action Against S&N in Australia – BHR Failures…
An Australian Reader of Earl’s View wrote to me… Just thought I’d add to the mix with results of my …
Hip patients: Why weren’t we told? – National – NZ Herald News
Hip patients: Why weren’t we told? – National – NZ Herald News. Hip patients: Why weren’t we told? By Phil …
JC – Current Issues with my Hip
Hi Earl, I’ve enjoyed reading your blog. Lots of useful information but I’m sorry you had to endure so much …
Stuart’s Story – Gets Worse – Beware Metal on Metal Hell
To Earl, Howard and all of the wonderful people who are being touched, educated, supported and most of all UNITED …
Study prompts call for wider ban on metal hips | Reuters
Study prompts call for wider ban on metal hips | Reuters. Study prompts call for wider ban on metal hips …
British doctors urge against metal hip joints – Boston.com
British doctors urge against metal hip joints – Boston.com. British doctors urge against metal hip joints By Maria Cheng AP …
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Should Be Banned, Lancet Study Finds – Bloomberg
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Should Be Banned, Lancet Study Finds – Bloomberg. Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Should Be Banned, Lancet Study Finds …
Joann’s Story – another BHR Disaster – they keep coming…
Hi Earl I had my first BHR hip resurfacing implant inserted in 2003 and the second on the other hip …
Metal-on-Metal Hips Need Work More Quickly
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: March 12, 2012 Revision of total hip replacement surgery within five years …
Consumer Reports taps ire over bad medical devices
(Reuters) – Consumer Reports, the 76-year-old publication best known for its reviews of automobiles and refrigerators, is trying to galvanize …
Karen’s Story – another S&N BHR disaster
Having read your piece about Dysplasia of the hip, I am thinking my story may go back 40 years! During …
Steve’s Smith & Nephew BHR nightmare
I had a Birmingham hip replacement done in California approximately 4 yrs. ago. I have had problems with it, but …
BBC News – Surgeons call for end to metal hip replacements
BBC News – Surgeons call for end to metal hip replacements. Surgeons call for end to metal hip replacements By …
Howard Sadwin’s Suffering from Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant | Mesh Medical Device Newsdesk
Howard Sadwin’s Suffering from Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant | Mesh Medical Device Newsdesk. Suffering in Silence: Howard Sadwin’s Story of Metal-on-Metal …
Stuart’s Advice – Warnings to all metal on metal implant recipients! Don’t miss this!
Warnings to all metal on metal implant recipients! Don’t miss this! I hope as readers of Earl’s blog, I am …
Michael’s BHR disaster – life in tatters – when will it stop!
I was a healthy 50 year old male, a carpenter by trade. I started getting severe groin and knee pain, …
US Drug Watchdog Warns There Could 100,000s of Failed Metal on Metal Hip Implants Involving US Hip Implant Recipients and the DePuy ASR was Just the Starting Point – Yahoo! News
US Drug Watchdog Warns There Could 100,000s of Failed Metal on Metal Hip Implants Involving US Hip Implant Recipients and …
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants > Concerns about Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Systems
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants > Concerns about Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Systems. Concerns about Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Systems All artificial hip replacement …
Press release: MHRA updates advice for metal-on-metal hip replacements : MHRA
Press release: MHRA updates advice for metal-on-metal hip replacements : MHRA. Press release: MHRA updates advice for metal-on-metal hip replacements …
Metal Hips in Britain Require Longer Monitoring, Regulators Say – NYTimes.com
Metal Hips in Britain Require Longer Monitoring, Regulators Say – NYTimes.com. Britain Extends Monitoring for People With Metal Hips By …
Serious concerns over Metal on Metal Hips – British Medical Journal
How safe are metal-on-metal hip implants? BMJ 2012;344:e1410 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e1410 (Published 28 February 2012) How safe are metal-on-metal hip implants? …