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Dr Stephen Tower discusses Metal on Metal Hip Issues
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.
Yes! He had DePuy ASRs personallly and became very sick. So a very personal interest.
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