Increased Mortality of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Study Found Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants For Total Hip Arthroplasty Associated with Increased Mortality. A study published in PLOS One found that at ten year follow up or longer, use of metal-on-metal implants for total hip arthroplasty was associated with increased mortality. Metal-on-metal hip replacements have been under … [Read more...]
FDA Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Safety Meeting Enters Day Two
A panel of advisors for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to make recommendations regarding the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants.  The panel is in its second day of deliberations, and is expected to vote on specific recommendations later today. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the … [Read more...]
FDA Panel Meets Today to Address Mounting Problems with Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
A growing body of evidence from around the world indicates that metal-on-metal hip implants are more likely to fail than hip replacement devices made from plastic or ceramic, according to a new report from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Metal-on-metal hip devices have been implanted in an estimated 500,000 Americans, … [Read more...]
U.K. Doctors Given Additional Guidance for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Patients
Recalled DePuy Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant. Doctors in the U.K. are again being advised to follow up with patients who have been fitted with metal on metal hip replacement devices, especially those who have received a recalled DePuy ASR hip implant device, or an implant with a femoral head diameter 36mm. The new guidance … [Read more...]
Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Component Recalled by Smith & Nephew
Medical device maker Smith & Nephew. has pulled a component of an all-metal hip implant off the market because patients with it face a higher-than-average risk of suffering complications caused by it. According to a report from Reuters, Smith & Nephew has pulled a metal cup that’s used with its R3 Acetabular System hip implant. … [Read more...]
British Report Finds Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Failing Faster
UK Report Premature Failures of DePuy Orthopaedic's ASR Hip Implants. A new report from the United Kingdom finds that premature failures of DePuy Orthopaedic’s ASR hip implant, as well as other metal-on-metal hip implants, are increasing. The report focuses on U.K recipients of all-metal hip implants, but according to The New York … [Read more...]
