Conflict of Interest of “industry experts” – Open letter from Dr Steve to Dr Frick…
Friday, March 8, 2013 Steven L. Frick, MD Central Program Commitee Chair, 2013 Annual meeting AAOS Dear Dr. Frick, Please …
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Safety Communications FDA Safety Communication: Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Safety Communications FDA Safety Communication: Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants. FDA Safety Communication: Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Date Issued: Jan. 17, 2013 Audience: Orthopaedic …
New Design Could Reduce Complications in Hip Replacement : Saint Louis University Newslink : SLU
New Design Could Reduce Complications in Hip Replacement : Saint Louis University Newslink : SLU. February Riya V. Anandwala 314.977.8018 …
Researchers Say DePuy Hip Ancestry Shows 510(k) Flaws | MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
Researchers Say DePuy Hip Ancestry Shows 510(k) Flaws | MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers. Published: …
Some Surgeons Do Speak & Shout – but Those that Should Listen Don’t Hear…
By Stephen Tower Orthopedic Surgeon Affiliated Professor UAA WWAMI School of Medicine Earl, Barry Meier’s recent article in the NYT …
Conflicts of Interest and Big Pharma Exposed – Florida Mass Tort Attorneys, Lawyers | Searcy Mass Torts
Conflicts of Interest and Big Pharma Exposed – Florida Mass Tort Attorneys, Lawyers | Searcy Mass Torts. Conflicts of Interest …
Recalls-R-Us – DePuy/J&J Strike Again – More Hip Trouble
DePuy Adept Recall UK Original (click the link): DePuy Adept Recall UK Product Name: ADEPT® 12/14 Modular Head (Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd) …
The Hip Replacement Case Shows Why Doctors Often Remain Silent – NYTimes.com
The Hip Replacement Case Shows Why Doctors Often Remain Silent – NYTimes.com. Doctors Who Don’t Speak Out By BARRY MEIER Published: …
CMS issues final rule on Physician Payment Sunshine Act | Orthopedics
CMS issues final rule on Physician Payment Sunshine Act | Orthopedics. CMS issues final rule on Physician Payment Sunshine Act …
Calling all Smith & Nephew victims
Calling all Smith & Nephew victims Being a regular reader and contributor to Earl‘s View I started noticing that there …
Australia – Withdrawn – SMR L2 Metal Back Glenoid Component (used in shoulder replacements)
SMR L2 Metal Back Glenoid Component (used in shoulder replacements). SMR L2 Metal Back Glenoid Component (used in shoulder replacements) …
Australia – Withdrawn – Apex K2 Femoral Stem (used in hip replacements)
Apex K2 Femoral Stem (used in hip replacements). Apex K2 Femoral Stem (used in hip replacements) Cancelled due to high …
Australia – Zimmer Durom Acetabular Component (used in hip replacements) Withdrawn from Market
Durom Acetabular Component (used in hip replacements). Durom Acetabular Component (used in hip replacements) Cancelled due to high revision rate …
Medical implant nightmare – Today Tonight
Medical implant nightmare – Today Tonight. November 2, 2012, 6:18 pm Adam Marshall Today Tonight Technology to ease chronic pain and help …
Age and gender affect risk of hip replacement revision surgery | Arthritis Research UK
Age and gender affect risk of hip replacement revision surgery | Arthritis Research UK. Age and gender affect risk of …
Faulty medical implants investigation: ‘A system in disarray that favours manufacturers at the expense of safety’ – Telegraph
Faulty medical implants investigation: ‘A system in disarray that favours manufacturers at the expense of safety’ – Telegraph. Faulty medical …
Self-serving Smith & Nephew Caught Out? Mortality and implant revision rates of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis: registry based cohort study | BMJ
Re: Mortality and implant revision rates of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis: registry based cohort study | BMJ. Mortality …
Faulty medical implants investigation: Surgeons’ letter to the Telegraph – Telegraph
Faulty medical implants investigation: Surgeons’ letter to the Telegraph – Telegraph. Faulty medical implants investigation: Surgeons’ letter to the Telegraph …
Imaging, patient symptoms should be considered before metal-on-metal THR revisions | Orthopedics
Imaging, patient symptoms should be considered before metal-on-metal THR revisions | Orthopedics. Imaging, patient symptoms should be considered before metal-on-metal …
‘Short stay’ hip arthroplasty patients show good results | Orthopedics
‘Short stay’ hip arthroplasty patients show good results | Orthopedics. ‘Short stay’ hip arthroplasty patients show good results October 18, …
The FDA is there to protect patients? Bullsh*t …
The FDA is there to protect patients? Bullsht | MassDevice – Medical Device Industry News. The FDA is there to …
Low revision rate after total hip arthroplasty in patients with pediatric hip diseases.
Low revision rate after total hip arthroplasty i… [Acta Orthop. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI. Acta Orthop. 2012 Oct 8. [Epub …
Re: Mortality and implant revision rates of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis: registry based cohort study | BMJ
Re: Mortality and implant revision rates of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis: registry based cohort study | BMJ. Earlsview …
Half of all medical reporting ‘is subject to spin’ – Health News – NHS Choices
Half of all medical reporting ‘is subject to spin’ – Health News – NHS Choices. Half of medical reporting ‘is …
This is AMAZING – Implanted Eye Device
FDA Panel Says Yes to Implanted Eye Device. FDA Panel Says Yes to Implanted Eye Device By David Pittman, Washington Correspondent, …
WOW!!! Biomet Announces Lifetime Limited Implant Replacement Warranty on Oxford(R) Partial Knee When Implanted with Signature(TM) Personalized Patient Care System – MarketWatch
Biomet Announces Lifetime Limited Implant Replacement Warranty on Oxford(R) Partial Knee When Implanted with Signature(TM) Personalized Patient Care System – …
Engineering a Better Hip Implant
Engineering a Better Hip Implant. Engineering a Better Hip Implant Released: 9/18/2012 2:50 PM EDT Source: University of Iowa Newswise — University …
SCARY – Study finds elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in offspring of patients with metal-on-metal hip implants
Study finds elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in offspring of patients with metal-on-metal hip implants. Study Finds Elevated Levels …
UK – Hospitals failing to comply with National Joint Registry submissions | Arthritis Research UK
Source: Hospitals failing to comply with National Joint Registry submissions | Arthritis Research UK. Hospitals ‘failing to comply with National Joint …
No early link between all-metal hip implants and cancer-study | Reuters
No early link between all-metal hip implants and cancer-study | Reuters. No early link between all-metal hip implants and cancer-study …
Interview with Derek McMinn and Ronan Treacy – Orthopaedic Product News
Orthopaedic Product News – For Today’s Orthopaedic Professional. COMPANY INTERVIEW Derek McMinn and Ronan Treacy Mr Derek McMinn MD FRCS …
Patients with metal-on-metal hips being contacted after UK officials issue alert | Orthopedics Today
Patients with metal-on-metal hips being contacted after UK officials issue alert | Orthopedics Today. Patients with metal-on-metal hips being contacted …
Neurosurgeon’s Conflict With Spine Device Company Sheds More Light on FDA Approval Process
Neurosurgeon’s Conflict With Spine Device Company Sheds More Light on FDA Approval Process. Neurosurgeon’s Conflict With Spine Device Company Sheds …
Introducing decision aids may lower surgery for arthritis | Science Codex
Introducing decision aids may lower surgery for arthritis | Science Codex. Introducing decision aids may lower surgery for arthritis posted …
26% Failure in Female Smith & Nephew BHR’s – The ten-year survival of the Birmingham… [J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI
26% Failure in Female Smith & Nephew BHR’s – and higher failure in older males… The ten-year survival of the …
Depression in rheumatoid arthritis: a … [Psychosom Med. 2002 Jan-Feb] – PubMed – NCBI
Depression in rheumatoid arthritis: a … [Psychosom Med. 2002 Jan-Feb] – PubMed – NCBI. Psychosom Med. 2002 Jan-Feb;64(1):52-60. Depression in rheumatoid …
NRAS – National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society – Rheumatoid arthritis and depression
NRAS – National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society – Rheumatoid arthritis and depression. Rheumatoid arthritis and depression – research studies Winter 2009: NRAS Taken …
One-Third of Adults with Arthritis Suffer From Depression and Anxiety Too | Healthland | TIME.com
One-Third of Adults with Arthritis Suffer From Depression and Anxiety Too | Healthland | TIME.com. Arthritis Patients Often Have Anxiety …
Arthritis Depression | Arthritis Anxiety | Arthritis Today Magazine
Arthritis Depression | Arthritis Anxiety | Arthritis Today Magazine. One-Third of People With Arthritis Have Anxiety and Depression A new …
No cancer rise in hip implant patients – Behind The Headlines – Rutland and Stamford Mercury
No cancer rise in hip implant patients – Behind The Headlines – Rutland and Stamford Mercury. No cancer rise in …
LINKÖPING, Sweden: Sectra initiates cooperation with Zimmer for orthopaedic surgery
LINKÖPING, Sweden: Sectra initiates cooperation with Zimmer for orthopaedic surgery | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online. Sectra initiates …
Pluristem wins permit for muscle regeneration trial – Globes
Pluristem wins permit for muscle regeneration trial – Globes. Pluristem wins permit for muscle regeneration trial The clinical trial will …
Code Pink – Fighting Against Breast Cancer
New info-graphic on Breast Cancer Source: http://www.onlinenursingprograms.com/code-pink/ Code Pink INFOGRAPHICS Cancer is the epidemic of modern times. Unlike other diseases that …
Prediction of Functional Outcome at Six Months Following Total Hip Arthroplasty
Prediction of Functional Outcome at Six Months Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. Prediction of Functional Outcome at Six Months Following Total …
Call for information request for a scientific opinion on the safety of metal-on-metal joint replacements with a particular focus on hip implants| Scientific Committees
Call for information | Scientific Committees. Call for information request for a scientific opinion on the safety of metal-on-metal joint …
Alcohol Use in Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: Risk or Benefit? : CORR – Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Alcohol Use in Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: Risk or Benefit? : CORR – Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. Alcohol Use …
Fondaparinux safe in renal impairment – – Drug Topics
Fondaparinux safe in renal impairment – – Drug Topics. Fondaparinux safe in renal impairment By: Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS Anna …
What Is SAM-e? (S-adenosylmethionine)
What Is SAM-e? (S-adenosylmethionine). SAM-e (S-adenosylmethionine) Hype and warnings often circulate around dietary supplements. Yet another new over-the-counter dietary supplement known as …
‘CYCLOPS’ genes may serve as an Achilles’ heel in tumor cells
‘CYCLOPS’ genes may serve as an Achilles’ heel in tumor cells. ‘CYCLOPS’ genes may serve as an Achilles’ heel in …
Rottenstein Law Group Reports on Research Paper Concluding FDA’s Medical Device Approval Process Needs Reform
Rottenstein Law Group Reports on Research Paper Concluding FDA’s Medical Device Approval Process Needs Reform. Rottenstein Law Group Reports on …
Aggressive Early Débridement for Treatment of Acutely Infected Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty : CORR – Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Aggressive Early Débridement for Treatment of Acutely Infected Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty : CORR – Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. …
Prosthetic implant under development
Prosthetic implant under development. ScienceDaily (July 26, 2012) — Thousands of veterans and warfighters returning to the U.S. suffer with limb …
Henry Miller: FDA has device makers looking outside U.S. | fda, device, medical – Opinion – The Orange County Register
Henry Miller: FDA has device makers looking outside U.S. | fda, device, medical – Opinion – The Orange County Register. …
New research association started: Magnesium implants shall facilitate bone fracture healing
New research association started: Magnesium implants shall facilitate bone fracture healing. New research association started: Magnesium implants shall facilitate bone …
Hip Reconstruction Technique Provides Good Outcomes for Athletes
Hip Reconstruction Technique Provides Good Outcomes for Athletes. Hip Reconstruction Technique Provides Good Outcomes for Athletes By Health Canal | …
Delays and Difficulties in Assessing Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants – The Law Offices of John David Hart
Delays and Difficulties in Assessing Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants – The Law Offices of John David Hart. Delays and Difficulties in …
Hematogenous Infection of Total Hip Arthroplasty With Actinomyces Following a Noninvasive Dental Procedure | Orthopedics
Hematogenous Infection of Total Hip Arthroplasty With Actinomyces Following a Noninvasive Dental Procedure | Orthopedics. Hematogenous Infection of Total Hip …
Medical Device ID Proposal Unveiled – GovInfoSecurity
Medical Device ID Proposal Unveiled – GovInfoSecurity. Medical Device ID Proposal Unveiled FDA Would Create Database of Information By Marianne …
NIH adds more information on hip replacement in its NIHSeniorHealth.gov website
NIH adds more information on hip replacement in its NIHSeniorHealth.gov website. NIH adds more information on hip replacement in its …
FDA to help medical device sales with expanded pre-market feedback program
FDA to help medical device sales with expanded pre-market feedback program. FDA to help medical device sales with expanded pre-market …
Newer hip reconstruction technique provides good outcomes for athletes
Newer hip reconstruction technique provides good outcomes for athletes. Public release date: 14-Jul-2012 Contact: Lisa Weisenberger lisa@aossm.org 847-655-8647 American Orthopaedic …
Smith & Nephew BHR FDA-required Post-Approval Studies
Smith & Nephew BHR FDA-required Post-Approval Studies Post-Approval Studies In January 2005, the oversight responsibility of the Post-Approval Studies Program …
No cancer rise in hip implant patients – Health – Fleetwood Weekly News
No cancer rise in hip implant patients – Health – Fleetwood Weekly News. No cancer rise in hip implant patients …
Researchers tout the advantages of ceramic-on-ceramic hip bearings
Researchers tout the advantages of ceramic-on-ceramic hip bearings. ORTHOPEDICS TODAY December 2011 Researchers tout the advantages of ceramic-on-ceramic hip bearing …
Yale researchers synthesize Alzheimer’s compound
Yale researchers synthesize Alzheimer’s compound By James M. Connolly Source: MassHightech Researchers at Yale University report that they have developed …
New push in Austin for adult stem cell therapy
Helping your body heal itself New push in Austin for adult stem cell therapy Updated: Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011, 7:03 …
Here’s Something New – Studying Success!
Arthritis Foundation Funds Memphis Implant Study By Tom Wilemon Source – click here ANALYSIS UNDER WAY: Dr. William Mihalko, a …