Faulty medical implants investigation: Patients treated ‘like guinea pigs’ – Telegraph. Faulty medical implants investigation: Patients treated ‘like guinea pigs’ …
The medical device industry is a dinosaur. Sales people getting paid hundreds of thousands who don’t really know anything about …
I have posted a few things around here and owe a debt of gratitude to Earl, as do we all. …
Woman Files DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit After Multiple Revisions Date Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 Four years and five surgeries …
Hip Replacement—Complications Are too Few & Success Rate is Great Author: Hilary smiyh Hip replacement: When do you need it? …
Your Guide to Comparing Hip Replacement Surgeons by Alice Carter in Health (submitted 2011-07-05) The deterioration of a hip joint …
What Caused The Stryker Trident Hip Replacement System Recall? Posted on July 4, 2011 by Rottenstein Law Group Stryker Corporation …
From the FDA Database – the DePuy ASR 510K Traditional Application file – confidential parts greyed out Download here – …
This Report is part of any unpublished submission (?) which seeks to dismiss any harmful effects of cobalt or chrome …
Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel – February 22, 2007 The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel (the Panel) met on Thursday, …
Monitoring of Cobalt and Chromium Ions NOT in the Protocol… Download full Presentation – click here Technorati Tags: FDA, bad …
Just in from Howard’s Desk (wheel chair) … I just sent a feedback message to med page. How ridiculous it …
This Shocking Post is a Comment just Sent to me by Howard Sadwin – he has No Hip Left and …
Zimmer Hip Replacement Problems: A Surgeon Sounds the Alarm Source: Balkin & Eisbrouch: their team of attorneys is fully committed …
Wright Profemur® Z Hip Implant Failure Rate As of February 2011, there has not been a Wright Profemur® Hip Replacement …
In Medicine, New Isn’t Always Improved By BARRY MEIER Published: June 25, 2011, New York Times IT is an American …
Cobalt ions induce chemokine secretion in a variety of systemic cell lines Download full Scientific Paper here Cause for Concern! …
A modular cementless stem vs. cemented long-stem prostheses in revision surgery of the hip. Download full Scientific Paper here. Modular …
Exposure to chromium, cobalt and molybdenum from metal-on-metal total hip replacement and hip resurfacing arthroplasty Download full Scientific Article here …
Metal release mechanisms in hip replacement Download full Article here The release of metal ions from metallic implant materials is …
The unstable total hip replacement Download a copy of the Scientific Article here Dislocation is one of the most common …
Allergic and Systemic Effects of Particles Released by Hips and Knee Replacements R. M. Urban and J. J. Jacobs (download …
Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Defects, the FDA and how Patients are Harmed ©Viles & Beckman, LLC, 6350 Presidential Court Fort …
The effect of micro-structure on the wear of cobalt-based alloys used in metal-on-metal hip implants Download Full Scientific Paper – …
Metal-on-Metal Articulation and Wear My View This Wright Medical Technologies booklet written by Irina Timmerman and Harlan Amstutz, MD, is …
Metal-on-Metal: Questions & Answers My View: call me a skeptic but talk about PR SPIN & Marketing: Download the Booklet …
Is OXINIUM really better? In my last post [click here] I reviewed a 1988 scientific paper which raised a number …
Metal Ion Hypersensitivity in Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty Y.-S. Park, Y.-W. Moon and S.-J. Lim Download here Total hip arthroplasty with …
Release of Chromium from Orthopaedic Hip & Knee Replacements My view: You need to read the full scientific article – …
Alternative Bearing Surfaces for Replacement Hip Joints Download paper here My view: All artificial hip joints create wear particles: Metal-on-plastic …
Staples Linked to Higher Risk for Infection After Joint Surgery My View Don’t just “go with the flow” – getting …
Obese Patients Face Increased Risks for Infection and Dislocation Following Revision Hip Replacement Surgery Posted: 06/19/2008; Arthritis Care Research News …
Study Shows Increase of Hip and Knee Replacements in the US Posted: 06/05/2008; Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2008;59(4):481-488. © …
Factors Affecting Aseptic Loosening of 4750 Total Hip Replacements Total hip replacement is a successful surgery, that fails at a …
Complications Following Hip Replacement More Common In Obese Patients, Especially Women My View It pays to be slim if you …
Rivaroxaban Is Superior to Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis After Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP (Source) Posted: …
FDA Orders Safety Studies for Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements Roxanne Nelson (Source) Posted: 05/13/2011 May 13, 2011 — The US Food …
First Ceramic-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement System Approved Mark Crane (Source) Download here June 14, 2011 — The US Food and …
From Reuters Health Information Experienced Surgeons Do Fewer Hip Replacements That Need Revision By Fran Lowry (source – click here) …
Radiographic Evaluation of Periprosthetic Metallosis After Total Arthroplasty Thomas F. McGovern, MD, Joseph T. Moskal, MD Posted: 11/19/2002; J South …
Overview The release of cobalt and chromium ions into serum is well known – but what has not been topical …
Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty With Boneloc Bone Cement David C. Markel, MD, Daniel B. Hoard, MD, Charles A. Porretta, MDAuthors …
Is OXINIUM really better? In my last post [click here] I reviewed a 1988 scientific paper which raised a number …
Analysis of 118 second-generation metal-on-metal retrieved hip implants H.-P. Sieber, C. B. Rieker, P. Köttig; from the Regionalspital, Biel, Switzerland; …
Made it home with the left hip winning the pain game! Right hip sore to touch too near the scar. …
Trip to Sydney going well. Well balanced – both hips hurt. Lower back on both sides hurt. Replacement hip pops …
Hip pain is making movement more and more of a chore. Right hip, the Birmingham Spectron one, is painful from …
Can cobalt levels estimate in-vivo wear of metal-on-metal bearings used in hip arthroplasty? M Khan1,2*, J H Kuiper1,2, and J …
Bad bearings By Stephen S. Tower, MD Source: click here Lessons learned from failures of this generation of MoM hip …
Research probes pseudotumors in MoM hips By Terry Stanton Source – click here Download Article [here] and Figure 1 [here] …
Study looks at MOM joint fluid markers By Maureen Leahy – original source Download full article as PDF Patients with …
Bearing surfaces: Is MOM worth the risk? By Mary Ann Porucznik Download as a PDF Implications differ, depending on use …
Metal-on-metal Bearing Surfaces Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, Robert M. Urban, Nadim J. Hallab, PhD, Anastasia K. Skipor, MS, Alfons Fischer, …
Questions and Answers About Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Source: click here The hip is one of the body’s largest weight-bearing joints. …
FDA orders post-market studies on MOM hip implants By Jeanie Kennedy and Katherine Sale On May 9, 2011, the U.S. …
Metal on metal hip resurfacing versus uncemented custom total hip replacement – early results Nemandra A Sandiford1*, Sarah K Muirhead-Allwood1,2, …
This scientific article is worth a close read – I have more work to do on it and the papers …
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 today: 41 videos under the Video Tab – all about Hip Replacement Surgery 10 videos …
Productive day with lot’s more useful information added, and various new pages. The Video tab has some really interesting videos …
Got my results back from the local doctors blood test. Chromium is at the top of the normal range. Good, …
Yahoo – have an appointment for ultrasound guided aspiration of my right hip joint 18 July 2011! Related articles MHRA …
A metal-on-metal hip implant is usually made of chromium and cobalt, and consists of an acetabular cup that’s implanted into …
Queen’s Birthday Monday – more time with anger management – finished off the section on Current Issues with My Hip …
Made a lot of progress on my blog / website today. I think it is helping me to come to …
Damaged Joints | Keller & Keller – DePuy Hip Replacement lawsuit. These guys have some great summaries of the problems …
Raleigh DePuy ASR Hip Recall Lawyers / Durham Medical Device Attorney. Metal-on-Metal Hip Systems Raise Additional Safety Concerns While any …
Yesterday Yesterday was a busy day – revamped my entire site and described the events leading up to the total …
I have added a new page to the Blog called “Hip Hell” which is going to be devoted to Hip …
We take our health for granted, or at least we do when we are younger. Looking back over the last …
We have so much going on in our lives and so often we think we are all alone; the only …
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