Fresh concerns for ‘metal-on-metal’ hip implant patients – Irish Times
HSE safety alert sent to all State hospitals says patients need to undergo regular testing… The British Medicines and Healthcare …
Tag Archives: Total Hip Replacement
New study finds improvement in outcomes following metal-on-metal hip revision surgery
A new study has found that outcomes following metal-on-metal hip revision surgery performed for abnormal reactions to metal have improved …
MoM Hips, Dr Stephen Tower Presentation – Essential Viewing
Dr Stephen Tower discusses Metal on Metal Hip Issues
Stryker Settles Suits by Hip Implant Patients for $1 Billion – NYTimes.com
Stryker Settles Suits by Hip Implant Patients for $1 Billion – NYTimes.com. Stryker Settles Suits by Hip Implant Patients for …
Marion’s MoM Problems
I had a mag. biomed hip replacement in 2005 while I was still teaching. I went back to work and …
Kransky vs DePuy ASR Trial Update – Day 2-4
Kransky vs DePuy ASR Trial Update – Day 2-4 guy in charge of testing safety of DePuy ASR was a …
Lorraine – natural treatments may work on artificial joints too?
Earl, I read your letters every day. So many people having difficulties world wide. I have the Stryker TritonCeramic-on Ceramic Alumina. Recall reasons, contaminated …
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 …
Howard – Metal on Metal Hips – why doesn’t the Government act NOW?
Metal on Metal Hips – why doesn’t the Government act NOW? by Howard Sadwin, 25 August 2012 I have been …
Adverse outcomes in hip arthroplasty: l… [J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI
Adverse outcomes in hip arthroplasty: l… [J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI. J Bone Joint Surg …
Comment Example: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
I thought it might be helpful to show what I sent in electronically in advance of the above referenced meeting, …
MoM Hip Victim Stories to the Orthopedic and Rehab Devices Panel of Med. Devices Advisory Commitee
I just want to emphasize how important it is for as many of us as possible to send in our …
June 27-28, 2012: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0293] Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the …
Hip Replacement Loosening
Hip Replacement Loosening Resons for loosening of hip replacement implants over time By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide Updated November 05, 2010 About.com …
Arthritis New Zealand urges calm over replacement hip withdrawal
Arthritis New Zealand urges calm over replacement hip withdrawal Posted on 25 Jul, 2011 The New Zealand Herald recently published …
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing or Surface Replacement Arthroplasty (BHR) With Stem
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing or Surface Replacement Arthroplasty (BHR) With Stem Source: We Care India Birmingham Hip Resurfacing or Surface Replacement …
AVN Avascular Necrosis or ON Osteonecrosis
What is AVN? Source: Hipsforyou.com AVN is a hip joint problem where the blood supply to the femoral head (ball …
Radiographic Assessment of the Patient With a Total Hip Replacement
Radiographic Assessment of the Patient With a Total Hip Replacement By Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR; Source: click here Osteoarthritis of …
Videos of Hip Replacement from YouTube
Videos of Hip Replacement from YouTube
Techniques In Implementing A Hip Replacement Operation
Techniques In Implementing A Hip Replacement Operation The issuance of a hip recall for alleged defective hip implants from DePuy …
Scientists push biocompatible materials for use in orthopaedic implants
Materials Research Gets Under the Skin Scientists push biocompatible materials to interact with their surroundings in intelligent ways By: Stephanie …
Kohl: FDA’s Post-Market Review of Hip Implants Welcome, But More Scrutiny Needed
Kohl: FDA’s Post-Market Review of Hip Implants Welcome, But More Scrutiny Needed [Targeted News Service] WASHINGTON, May 24 — The …
What has happened with this discovery from 10 years Ago?
What has happened with this discovery from 10 years Ago? Published: Sat, Jul 7, 2001 – 01:00 am Discovery May …
USA – Total hip replacement numbers up
Total hip replacement numbers up Published: Monday, September 06, 2010 By Dr. John Benner As the country’s population ages, the …
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 …
Innovative Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery
They have the technology PLANNING THE SURGERY: Visiting surgeon Dr. Joel Heiser, left, looks on as surgeon Dr. Robert Lock …
Total Hip Replacement Video – ceramic
Total Hip Replacement Video Not for the faint-hearted – but very informative!!! Technorati Tags: Arthroscopic Hip Surgery, Hip failure, …
Get hip to it all – Total hip replacement surgery takes precision and skill — and can change a life
Get hip to it all – Total hip replacement surgery takes precision and skill — and can change a life. …
ANSWERS FOR THOSE LOOKING TO HAVE or have had an XLIF, ACDF, OR TOTAL HIP SURGERY
Here is the most amazing story about a most amazing lady – you or I thought we had it tough …
Sadwin Asks the Hard Questions of the Hip Replacement Companies
I had the privilege of getting some great questions from Howard last night and I thought that they, along with …
Total Hip Replacement Hospital Readmission Rates
Readmission and Length of Stay After Total Hip Arthroplasty in a National Medicare Sample Vorhies JS, Wang Y, Herndon J, …
DePuy ASR Hip Implant was Untested
DePuy ASR Hip Implant was Untested Date Published: Monday, April 4th, 2011 Could the controversial recalled DePuy hip replacement devices …
Growing Number of DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits
MDL Sought for Growing Number of DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits Date Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 Another lawsuit has …
More DePuy ASR Hip Implant Victims
More DePuy ASR Hip Implant Victims Seek Legal Recourse Date Published: Saturday, May 14th, 2011 At least four more lawsuits …
Swimmer Files Suit over DePuy ASR
Former Swimmer Files Suit over DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System Date Published: Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 A former competitive swimmer …
New Research from Biomet
Related articles Biomet Reorganization Causes Job Cuts In Europe, Locally (earlsview.com) Biomet Receives FDA Clearance for Active Articulation(TM) E1(R) Dual …
The Problems with the DePuy ASR Hip Replacement
Stryker’s Trident Hip Implants
Much Is Now Being Uncovered The controversy surrounding Stryker’s Trident ceramic-on-ceramic line of hip implant products is only now making …
DePuy Doctor Kickback Scandal
DePuy Hip Replacement Recall Follows Doctor Kickback Scandal Written by hiplawsuits on Oct-23-10 1:37am From: depuyhipreplacementlawsuit.com DePuy Orhopaedic’s recent ASR …
Global Orthopaedic Prosthetics Market to Reach US$19.4 Billion by 2015
Global Orthopedic Prosthetics Market to Reach US$19.4 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. …
Less Pain – Faster Recovery
Anterior hip replacement offers potentially less pain, faster recovery for patients Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:00 pm | Updated: …
History of Hip Replacement
A Brief History Of Hip Replacement Surgery Author: Scott Michaels Hip replacement is a medical procedure in which the hip …
Total Hip Replacement vs. Resurfacing
Total Hip Replacement vs. Hip Resurfacing Author: Hilary smiyh Ageing is an inevitable as well as irreversible process. As we …
Hip Replacements Are Really Very Successful
Hip Replacement—Complications Are too Few & Success Rate is Great Author: Hilary smiyh Hip replacement: When do you need it? …
ARTHRITIS OF THE HIP JOINT
COMPLICATIONS OF HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY Source: click here Unfortunately, even the most minor of surgical operations carries some risk of …
Facts About Joint Replacements
13 Must-Know Facts About Joint Replacements Source: click here Here’s what you can expect from joint replacement surgery. Many people …
Causes of Arthritis
What Are the Causes of Hip Arthritis? Posted on June 30, 2011 Source – Rottenstein Law Group Hip arthritis occurs …
Obesity – Hip Replacement Surgery Complications
Obesity Can Lead to Dangerous Hip Replacement Surgery Complications Posted on July 4, 2011 Source – Rottenstein Law Group Carrying …
Stryker Trident Hip Replacement System Recall
What Caused The Stryker Trident Hip Replacement System Recall? Posted on July 4, 2011 by Rottenstein Law Group Stryker Corporation …
Unpublished report from FDA Database Downplaying Cobalt Chrome Metal Ion Danger
This Report is part of any unpublished submission (?) which seeks to dismiss any harmful effects of cobalt or chrome …
Corin Cormet Post PMA-Approval Study Proposed Protocol
Monitoring of Cobalt and Chromium Ions NOT in the Protocol… Download full Presentation – click here Technorati Tags: FDA, bad …
Corin Cormet Presentation to FDA Approvals Panel
Corin Presentation to FDA Approvals Panel Ever wonder what they tell the panel to get a 510K approval… Download presentation …
Corin 510K Approval Details
Corin FDA Approvals Source: click here Corin 510K Biolox FDA Approval K103120.pdf Corin Minhip K083312.pdf Corin BIOLOX delta Modular Femoral …
Corin 2010 Results – Lackustre Profit Joint (pardon the pun)…
Final results for year ended December 2010 22 March 2011 Source http://www.coringroup.com/news.php?o=98 Corin Group PLC has today published its full year …
FDA Approval for Corin – 510K Approval
Corin Gets 510(k) Clearance for Cross-Linked Polyethylene Liners, Large Diameter Heads Source: Device Daily Bulletin 5 July 2011 Corin has …
DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Recall Lawsuit
DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Recall Lawsuit This is a very informative Video – MUST Watch… Technorati Tags: FDA, …
Hospital Pass to New DePuy President…
New DePuy President – New DePuy Hip Challenges J. Cooper Carlisle | July 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Depuy Hip …
Has Stryker Done Their Homework on Corin…???
Clinical Fallout – Hip Resurfacing – The Corin Involvement This YouTube video clip from the very respected McMinn Centre in …
Class Action Lawsuit vs. a Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit???
The Difference Between A Class Action Lawsuit And A Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit Published by: Katherine Russel (7) Source: click here …
DePuy Hip Recall Mass Litigation Scheduled November 18th, 2011
Hearing For MDL Ruling Over DePuy Hip Replacement Lawsuits To Take Place Posted on July 1, 2011 by Los Angeles …
Sadwin Asks … Are We always Informed? NOT…
Sadwin – Did Not See The Smith & Nephew Guide pre-op – Neither Did I… Actually My Surgeon told me …
New Hip Replacement Implants – Who Needs Them?
New Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better When it Comes to Hip Replacement Devices Posted on June 29, 2011 Source: Rottenstein Law …
Can You Trust The Surgeon – Law Firm Says YES, Mostly…
Their View? DePuy Hip Recall Lawyers Defend Orthopaedic Surgeons 01/26/2011 As New Jersey and Philadelphia DePuy hip recall lawyers, we …
Good Advice if You Have A DePuy Hip Replacement
DePuy Lawsuit Hip Problems You Should Not Ignore At times, we do not know the underlying problems that will affect …
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 – …
Informative Legal Website – USA based
DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Recall Contact Website: http://www.depuy-lawyers.com/Lawyers Represent People Harmed by DePuy ASR Hip Implant O’Steen & Harrison Files …
Pinnacle Lawsuits to be Consolidated in Texas Court
57 product liability lawsuits pending against the DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement systems Source: Gregory Fraser At present there are at …
Sadwin on Stryker – Don’t Strike Out With Corin
So You Want to Beat Up Smith & Nephew – Where do Patients Fit Into the Picture? Stryker are going …
Sadwin Sees More Issues with the FDA Process
Vested Interests – Who is Truthful? Another major problem I see is that it seems some important clinical data provided …
Juergen’s DePuy Hip Replacement Nightmare – Down, But Fighting Back
Company and Surgeon Run Away When Worker is Gunned Down by a Bad Hip and a Dodgy DePuy Hip Implant …
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 …
Sadwin Gives them a Sterling Suggestion or Two
Just in from Howard’s Desk (wheel chair) … I just sent a feedback message to med page. How ridiculous it …
Global Hip Replacement Implants Market is forecast to reach $8.6 billion
June 27, 2011 Monday Research and Markets Adds Report: Hip Replacement Implants – Global Pipeline Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Market …
Cobalt Toxicity – Not to be Dismissed
Cobalt Toxicity Source: Click here While it may seem worrying when an automobile is recalled due to a manufacturing error …
Fast Track Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Image via Wikipedia Fast Track Total Hip Replacement Surgery Is Effective and Safe Source: click here, Date:7/1/2011 NEW YORK, July …
Legal Firm Says Metal on Metal Implants not Thoroughly Tested
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Not Thoroughly Tested June 28, 2011, 03:30:00PM. By Gordon Gibb i Chicago, IL: While not the market …
My DuPuy Hip Recall Blog
Here are some other links to Connie’s Blog: Home About Me – My Story Recall Details Questions You Might …
My DePuy Hip Recall – brilliant blog…
Just Found an Amazing DePuy Victim Blog – very well put together My View: You must check it out… click …
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 …
Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers have a greater risk of Infection and Revision
Risk of Revision for Infection in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared With Osteoarthritis …
Another Hip Victim Tells Their DePuy Horror Story
5 hour operation was spent trying to repair damaged tissue Source: click here I told my brother I was lucky …
Make Sure You DON’T get the Wrong Surgery…
Wrong-Site Surgery Occurs 40 Times a Week Joint Commission Announces Preliminary Results of Project to Prevent “Never Happen” Events Mark …
Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Replacement Hell – Howard Sadwin is lucky to be Alive
This Shocking Post is a Comment just Sent to me by Howard Sadwin – he has No Hip Left and …
J&J off the Hook in NZ – Saved by Government Legislation…
Kiwis can’t claim for faulty hip joint NZ Herald – Saturday July 2, 2011 10:35 PM NZT More than 500 …
Johnson & Johnson Reserves Almost $1 Billion for DePuy Victims
Johnson & Johnson Reserves Almost $1 Billion for DePuy Victims The Rottenstein Law Group has learned that Johnson & Johnson …
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 …
DuPuy ASR Hip Replacements “Badly Designed” – here’s why…
The DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Device’s Badly Designed Components Posted on June 27, 2011 by Rottenstein Law GrouP, Source – click here …
DePuy ASR Hip Implant Failure Rate Much Higher – up to 50% in UK
Rottenstein Law Group Learns of DePuy ASR Hip Implant Failure Rate Much Higher Than Previously Reported Posted on March 21, …
J&J Hip Replacement Lawsuits – Down to One Judge
J&J Hip Replacement Lawsuits Given to One Judge Bloomberg, December 04, 2010, 2:00 PM EST, By David Voreacos and Jef Feeley, …
Aussie Hip News – Four Corners Resources
JOINT REACTION RESOURCES Read key correspondence, reports and related news on the DePuy ASR Hip. Also includes important information for …
History – 2010 – J&J Recalls 2 Hip Replacement Systems for Problems
J&J Recalls 2 Hip Replacement Systems for Problems By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. August 26, 2010 …
Aussie Hip News – DePuy Class Action Under Way
DePuy Down Under: Class Action Under Way Sarah Klein | March 8th, 2011 | Posted in Depuy Hip Recall News Tammy …
Aussie News – Class Action Against J&J’s DuPuy
Class action after a world of pain Hannah Silverman From: The Advertiser May 23, 2011 11:00PM AFTER a hip replacement, …
Aussie Hip News – Patients to sue over faulty DePuy hip and knee implants
Patients to sue over faulty DePuy hip and knee implants Nigel Hunt From: Sunday Mail (SA) May 28, 2011 10:00PM …
Industry News – OXINIUM (Oxidized Zirconium) and cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)
Is this new material the answer? Posted on the ORTHOSuperSite December 3, 2010 Registry data show Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics’ …
Patients reveal agony of toxic hip implants – Four Corners News
Patients reveal agony of toxic hip implants By Quentin McDermott and Karen Michelmore; Updated Mon May 16, 2011 10:52am AEST DePuy …
Is this the next Johnson & Johnson DePuy Disaster in the making?
Johnson & Johnson – DePuy Ceramic-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement System Approved Based on an original post by Mark Crane (Source) …
Low Spin – Wright Medical – FAQ on Metal-on-Metal Hips
Metal-on-Metal Articulation and Wear My View This Wright Medical Technologies booklet written by Irina Timmerman and Harlan Amstutz, MD, is …
Smith & Nephew Metal-on-Metal Marketing SPIN
Metal-on-Metal: Questions & Answers My View: call me a skeptic but talk about PR SPIN & Marketing: Download the Booklet …
Obesity Complications Following Hip Replacement
Complications Following Hip Replacement More Common In Obese Patients, Especially Women My View It pays to be slim if you …
Ceramic-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement
First Ceramic-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement System Approved Mark Crane (Source) Download here June 14, 2011 — The US Food and …
Metallosis – Tissue Damage in Metal on Plastic Knee Replacement
Radiographic Evaluation of Periprosthetic Metallosis After Total Arthroplasty Thomas F. McGovern, MD, Joseph T. Moskal, MD Posted: 11/19/2002; J South …
Is Oxinium Going to be Safer? Maybe?
Is OXINIUM really better? In my last post [click here] I reviewed a 1988 scientific paper which raised a number …
Final thrilling installment
Made it home with the left hip winning the pain game! Right hip sore to touch too near the scar. …
Well Balanced
Trip to Sydney going well. Well balanced – both hips hurt. Lower back on both sides hurt. Replacement hip pops …
Update on Hips
Hip pain is making movement more and more of a chore. Right hip, the Birmingham Spectron one, is painful from …
Lessons Learned from MoM Hip Implant Failures
Bad bearings By Stephen S. Tower, MD Source: click here Lessons learned from failures of this generation of MoM hip …
Pseudotumors in MoM Hip Replacements
Research probes pseudotumors in MoM hips By Terry Stanton Source – click here Download Article [here] and Figure 1 [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 …
Perspectives on Modern Orthopaedics
Metal-on-metal Bearing Surfaces Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, Robert M. Urban, Nadim J. Hallab, PhD, Anastasia K. Skipor, MS, Alfons Fischer, …
Q&A on MoM Hip Implants
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 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. …
Hip Resurfacing (HR) in Young versus Total Hip Replacement THR)
Metal on metal hip resurfacing versus uncemented custom total hip replacement – early results Nemandra A Sandiford1*, Sarah K Muirhead-Allwood1,2, …
Cobalt & Chrome Levels in BHR Recipients Elevated
This scientific article is worth a close read – I have more work to do on it and the papers …
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 …
More Pages Added
Productive day with lot’s more useful information added, and various new pages. The Video tab has some really interesting videos …
Cobalt & Chromium Levels
Got my results back from the local doctors blood test. Chromium is at the top of the normal range. Good, …
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 …
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 …
Health and Well-being
We take our health for granted, or at least we do when we are younger. Looking back over the last …
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We have so much going on in our lives and so often we think we are all alone; the only …
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