Signs Your Hip Implants Are Hurting You
Signs Your Hip Implants Are Hurting You by Bethany Johansson Our hips are an important part of the human body. A …
Category Archives: Hip wearing
FDA Presentation Describes Corrosion of Metal Hip Implants
A presentation at a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meeting about metal-on-metal hip implants covered the life-threatening corrosion that occurs …
Tracy’s BHR story – Move from UK to Australia exposes Smith & Nephew BHR poisoning
Comment: February 2006 at the age of 39, I had a BHR. MoM, on my Left Hip. Done on the …
Howards View on the FDA and Medical Device Failures
Recent Information from the FDA on Failures This information came from FDA news. The FDA says approximately 44% of device …
AAOS Releases TO on MoM Hip Implants
AAOS Releases TO on MoM Hip Implants. AAOS Releases TO on MoM Hip Implants Kristy L. Weber, MD, and Fareeha …
Stuart’s Story (Australia) – No More Hip Replacements Possible
Comment: Hi Earl, Congratulations on your website, it is such a valuable tool to provide current information and experiences to …
NIH researchers uncover clues related to metal-on-metal hip implants | Pharmaceutical Processing
NIH researchers uncover clues related to metal-on-metal hip implants | Pharmaceutical Processing. NIH researchers uncover clues related to metal-on-metal hip …
New Hips Gone Awry Expose U.S. Kickbacks in Doctors’ Conflicts
New Hips Gone Awry Expose U.S. Kickbacks in Doctors’ Conflicts By David Armstrong – Jun 11, 2010 2:01 PM GMT+1000 …
Hip Revision A – Z – Comprehensive Review
Hip Revision A – Z Source: Hipreplacement.co.uk Introduction to revision or redo surgery: In spite of the generally good results …
Operation Walk Chicago helps needy afford restorative procedures
Chicago surgeons try to fill gap in joint replacements Operation Walk Chicago helps needy afford restorative procedures Drs. Victoria A. …
7th Time Replacement on a Iraqi Patient – Dr Sachin Bhonsie
7th Time Replacement on a Iraqi Patient Published on: July 29th, 2011 12:09am by: Subhajitbir Source: Open Press (OPENPRESS) July 29, 2011 — …
Advances in Knee Replacement Surgery for Active Baby Boomers
Advances in Knee Replacement Surgery for Active Baby Boomers BY Jane Langille • POSTED July 25 2011 AT 12:00 pm …
“Alternatives To Hip Replacement Surgery?”
“Alternatives To Hip Replacement Surgery?” July 23rd, 2011; Source Dr. Gold’s Orthopedic Surgery Blog Often times, my patients experiencing severe hip …
Improving Initial Acetabular Component Stability in Revision
J Arthroplasty. 2011 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print] Improving Initial Acetabular Component Stability in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Calcium Phosphate …
Mr. Michael Solomon, Sydney Australia Surgeon Gives Advice on Hip Replacement
Mr. Michael Solomon, Sydney Australian Surgeon Gives Advice on Hip Replacement Source – Mr. Michael Solomon, Sydney Australia Surgeon – …
How Long Do Hip Replacements Last?
How Long Do Hip Replacements Last? By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide Updated July 08, 2011 Question: How Long Do …
Options for Hip Replacements – different materials
Advanced wear-reducing hip replacements What are some of the advanced wear-reducing materials available for revision hip surgery? OXINIUM◊ Oxidized Zirconium …
Plastic liners – Boundary Lubrication in Hip Prostheses
Boundary Lubrication in Hip Prostheses Source – Surface Science & Technology Pin-on-Disc Tribometry Artificial joints are of increasing importance for …
Isolated Acetabular Revision: Jim Tork – Revised and SAVED resurfacing
Jim Tork – Revised and SAVED resurfacing Source: Surface Hippies (an excellent website and a credit to Vicky who runs …
What’s Hip in Orthopedic Implant Design
What’s Hip in Orthopedic Implant Design In hip implants, where wear resistance is key, each combination of bearing surfaces has …
Metal-on-Metal vs Metal-on-Improved Polyethylene Bearings in Total Hip Arthroplasty
My View: Little scientific in the way it is written BUT: Plastic wears out in hip replacements New improved plastics …
Is this Some Good News Amongst the Bad ?
Is this Some Good News Amongst the Bad – Biomet M2a-Magnum System This is taken from the Company Brochure – …
Juergen’s Story – Toxic Metal Levels at 200 Times Normal
The Surgeon that did it – Won’t Look at it because Juergen has No Insurance Left Hi Earl, This is …
My DuPuy Hip Recall Blog
Here are some other links to Connie’s Blog: Home About Me – My Story Recall Details Questions You Might …
Hip Resurfacing has Higher Risk of Revision
MODERN METAL-ON-METAL HIP RESURFACING A TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW My View: A very academically correct document but extremely ass-covering in my view. …
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL JOINT REPLACEMENT REGISTRY 2007
AUSTRALIAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION NATIONAL JOINT REPLACEMENT REGISTRY Annual Report Supplementary – click here to download My View Interesting to see …
Evidence that DePuy Knew About the ASR Problems Years Ago?
DePuy May Have Known About ASR’s Problems In 2007 Posted on June 6, 2011 by Rottenstein Law Group, Source – click …
Innovative Metal-on-Metal Hips a Trap
In Medicine, New Isn’t Always Improved By BARRY MEIER Published: June 25, 2011, New York Times IT is an American …
Longer Cemented Stems Better in Hip Revisions
A modular cementless stem vs. cemented long-stem prostheses in revision surgery of the hip. Download full Scientific Paper here. Modular …
All Metal Implants Corrode and Release Metal Ions
Exposure to chromium, cobalt and molybdenum from metal-on-metal total hip replacement and hip resurfacing arthroplasty Download full Scientific Article here …
Adverse Reactions in Total Joint Replacement: Infections, Allergic Reactions and others
Allergic and Systemic Effects of Particles Released by Hips and Knee Replacements R. M. Urban and J. J. Jacobs (download …
Effect of Heat Treatment on Cobalt Chrome
The effect of micro-structure on the wear of cobalt-based alloys used in metal-on-metal hip implants Download Full Scientific Paper – …
DNA Damage from Chromium from Orthopaedic Implants
Release of Chromium from Orthopaedic Hip & Knee Replacements My view: You need to read the full scientific article – …
Less Hip Revisions with Experienced Surgeons
From Reuters Health Information Experienced Surgeons Do Fewer Hip Replacements That Need Revision By Fran Lowry (source – click here) …
Metal Debris Poisoning in MoM Hip Replacements
Study looks at MOM joint fluid markers By Maureen Leahy – original source Download full article as PDF Patients with …
Metal on Metal Hip Replacement Debate
Bearing surfaces: Is MOM worth the risk? By Mary Ann Porucznik Download as a PDF Implications differ, depending on use …
FDA Takes Action on MoM Hip Implants
FDA orders post-market studies on MOM hip implants By Jeanie Kennedy and Katherine Sale On May 9, 2011, the U.S. …
Birmingham Hip Replacement – Manufacturing Process Problem?
This video from what I understand to be one of the most respected British BHR Hip Replacement Centres is extremely …
Lots of Video Content Added
Lots of Video content added today: 41 videos under the Video Tab – all about Hip Replacement Surgery 10 videos …
Cobalt Toxicity from Hip Implants
A metal-on-metal hip implant is usually made of chromium and cobalt, and consists of an acetabular cup that’s implanted into …
Finished off More Pages
Queen’s Birthday Monday – more time with anger management – finished off the section on Current Issues with My Hip …
Good work today
Made a lot of progress on my blog / website today. I think it is helping me to come to …
Keller & Keller – DePuy Hip Replacement lawsuit
Damaged Joints | Keller & Keller – DePuy Hip Replacement lawsuit. These guys have some great summaries of the problems …
Raleigh DePuy ASR Hip Recall Lawyers
Raleigh DePuy ASR Hip Recall Lawyers / Durham Medical Device Attorney. Metal-on-Metal Hip Systems Raise Additional Safety Concerns While any …
The Hip Story Continues
Yesterday Yesterday was a busy day – revamped my entire site and described the events leading up to the total …
Hip Hell
I have added a new page to the Blog called “Hip Hell” which is going to be devoted to Hip …
Health and Well-being
We take our health for granted, or at least we do when we are younger. Looking back over the last …
Earl’sView
We have so much going on in our lives and so often we think we are all alone; the only …