Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Study Sees No Early Cancer Risk, But Longer Follow-Up Needed to Rule Out Danger
A new study has found that metal-on-metal hip implants are not associated with an increased risk of cancer in the early years following implantation. However, even the study's authors acknowledge that its findings are limited, and that much more extensive research will be needed before it can be confidentially stated that … [Read more...]
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Finds No Cancer Risk at 7 Years Post-Op, But Longer Follow-up Needed
A new study on the potential dangerous effects of metal-on-metal hip implants downplays the risk of cancer posed by these dangerous medical devices. Researchers at the U.K.’s University of Bristol examined the negative effects of metal surfaced hip implants after seven years of use and was predicated on the multitude of reports of … [Read more...]