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 …
Category Archives: Hip Replacement
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 …
Stryker wants to take on Smith & Nephew in USA
What’s new in the market to fix your hip Stryker markets hip rebuilding system expanding into rival’s U.S. monopoly ; …
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 …
Metallosis Problems for DePuy Pinnacle Victims
Metallosis: A Problem for DePuy Pinnacle Clients by Gregory Fraser After nearly 1300 complaints since November last year with the …
Snippets from Anderson Law Offices, LLC
Image via Wikipedia Check out these Snippets from Anderson Law Offices, LLC Source: Click here DePuy Hip Replacement Surgery DePuy …
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 …
More on New Blood Thinner – Move Over Warfarin!
FDA APPROVES NEW BLOOD THINNER FOR HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT PATIENTS Source – Click here On July 1, the Food …
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 …
Hip & Knee Replacement in Canada – Revision rates lower than ROW
Canadian Joint Registry There is an incredible depth of information in this publication. Hip Revision rates have been rising dramatically …
High Number of Hip Revisions in Scotland – Why?
Scottish Arthroplasty Project Annual Report 2009 This report can be downloaded here – click here It is really very interesting …
Is Warfarin a Drug of the Past – I hope so…
My View This looks like good news – I found Warfarin dreadful to be on for 3 months… FDA Approves …
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 …
Expert Advisory Group looking at soft tissue reactions associated with metal-on-metal hip replacements
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Report of the Expert Advisory Group looking at soft tissue reactions associated with metal-on-metal …
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 Legal Challenges, Watch Out – This Seems Like Sound Advice
Rottenstein Law Group Advises Caution Before Calling DePuy “Help Line” Posted on October 7, 2010 by Rottenstein Law Group The …
DePuy Trial Over Defective Hip Implants
Awaiting the Trial of DePuy Orthopaedics Over Its Defective Hip Implants Finally, a judge has been appointed by the judicial panel …
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 Hip News – Elderly Patients Hips Turn Toxic
Toxic hip implants under the microscope David Jean From: The Advertiser May 17, 2011 11:00PM Ron Barnes, 82, with his …
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 …
Aussie News – WA joins class action against dodgy hips
WA joins class action against dodgy hips Posted Fri Jun 3, 2011 10:16am AEST The DePuy ASR (Articular Surface Replacement) …
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 …
Australian Hip Replacement Problems – J&J Company DePuy Orthopaedics
Joint Reaction Reporter: Quentin McDermott; Broadcast: 16/05/2011 The Articular Surface Replacement hip or ASR created by DePuy and marketed by the …
History – How I Recently Found Out That I Had A Hip Problem
Local and International News In May 2011 I was made aware by a friend’s mother of an ABC news programme …
History – Smith & Nephew Hip Component Mislabelled – 2007
S&N recalls hip replacement parts By Karen Attwood Friday, 17 August 2007: This Article from the Independent [Click here].. The hip and …
History – Smith & Nephew Hip Resurfacing Cups Recalled 2007
Smith & Nephew Hip Resurfacing Cups Recalled in U.K. (Update4) By Christopher Elser and Kari Lundgren – August 16, 2007 …
History – Johnson & Johnson Hip Recall Pain in the UK – over 10,000 patients affected
10,000 hip replacement patients told their operations may need to be reversed after receiving faulty implants By Jo Macfarlane Last …
History – Food and Drug Administration has ordered J&J’s DePuy to Supply More Data
Hip Makers Told to Study More Data By BARRY MEIER Published: May 10, 2011: This Article from the New York …
DePuy Hip Recall – who polices the approval loopholes – no one – that is why they are loopholes!
The Implants Loophole By BARRY MEIER Published: December 16, 2010; This article from the New York Times [Click here]. A recently recalled …
History – Johnson & Johnson DePuy Hip Recall Due to High Failure Rate
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Hip Implants By NATASHA SINGER Published: August 26, 2010; This Article from New York Times [Click here]. More …
History – Johnson & Johnson DePuy Hip Replacement Recall – 2010
Johnson & Johnson Unit Recalls 2 Hip Replacement Systems Robert Lowes Posted: 08/30/2010 August 30, 2010 — An orthopaedic unit …
J&J DuPuy Hip Recall Agony in the UK – nearly 8,000 affected
Thousands of patients left in agony by faulty hip replacements Nearly 8,000 people may have to undergo further surgery as …
J&J Hip Problems – DePuy ASR Caused Much Suffering
J&J Hip Attracts Anxiety By Melissa Davis 06/05/06 – 07:15 AM EDT. This article from The Street [Click here] Beth Soltero, a …
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) …
Zimmer Hip Replacement Lawsuit in New Jersey
Zimmer Hip Replacement Problems: A Surgeon Sounds the Alarm Source: Balkin & Eisbrouch: their team of attorneys is fully committed …
Will the Wright Profemur® Hip Replacement be Recalled?
Wright Profemur® Z Hip Implant Failure Rate As of February 2011, there has not been a Wright Profemur® Hip Replacement …
Innovative Metal-on-Metal Hips a Trap
In Medicine, New Isn’t Always Improved By BARRY MEIER Published: June 25, 2011, New York Times IT is an American …
Cobalt Ions Lead to Inflamation Response in Kidney, Gut and Lung Cells
Cobalt ions induce chemokine secretion in a variety of systemic cell lines Download full Scientific Paper here Cause for Concern! …
Longer Cemented Stems Better in Hip Revisions
A modular cementless stem vs. cemented long-stem prostheses in revision surgery of the hip. Download full Scientific Paper here. Modular …
All Metal Implants Corrode and Release Metal Ions
Exposure to chromium, cobalt and molybdenum from metal-on-metal total hip replacement and hip resurfacing arthroplasty Download full Scientific Article here …
Metal release in hip replacements is down to chemistry – it must happen
Metal release mechanisms in hip replacement Download full Article here The release of metal ions from metallic implant materials is …
Hip Dislocations – Why?
The unstable total hip replacement Download a copy of the Scientific Article here Dislocation is one of the most common …
Adverse Reactions in Total Joint Replacement: Infections, Allergic Reactions and others
Allergic and Systemic Effects of Particles Released by Hips and Knee Replacements R. M. Urban and J. J. Jacobs (download …
Viles & Beckman, LLC; Summary of Hip Replacement Defects
Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Defects, the FDA and how Patients are Harmed ©Viles & Beckman, LLC, 6350 Presidential Court Fort …
Effect of Heat Treatment on Cobalt Chrome
The effect of micro-structure on the wear of cobalt-based alloys used in metal-on-metal hip implants Download Full Scientific Paper – …
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 …
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 …
Metal Ion Hypersensitivity in Metal-on-Metal Hips
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 …
DNA Damage from Chromium from Orthopaedic Implants
Release of Chromium from Orthopaedic Hip & Knee Replacements My view: You need to read the full scientific article – …
Alternative Bearing Surfaces For Hip Replacement Components
Alternative Bearing Surfaces for Replacement Hip Joints Download paper here My view: All artificial hip joints create wear particles: Metal-on-plastic …
Staple Closure – Greater Than 3 Times The Risk of Infection
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
Obese Patients Face Increased Risks for Infection and Dislocation Following Revision Hip Replacement Surgery Posted: 06/19/2008; Arthritis Care Research News …
Hip & Knee Replacement Numbers Skyrocketing – Baby Boomers Get Old
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. © …
Lower Cost Hip Replacements Fail Faster
Factors Affecting Aseptic Loosening of 4750 Total Hip Replacements Total hip replacement is a successful surgery, that fails at a …
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 …
New Anticoagulant to Replace Wafarin and Heparins?
Rivaroxaban Is Superior to Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis After Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP (Source) Posted: …
Safety Studies for Metal-on-Metal Hip
FDA Orders Safety Studies for Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements Roxanne Nelson (Source) Posted: 05/13/2011 May 13, 2011 — The US Food …
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 …
Less Hip Revisions with Experienced Surgeons
From Reuters Health Information Experienced Surgeons Do Fewer Hip Replacements That Need Revision By Fran Lowry (source – click here) …
Release of Cobalt and Chromium Ions Into the Serum
Overview The release of cobalt and chromium ions into serum is well known – but what has not been topical …
Bone Cements – Not all Work Well
Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty With Boneloc Bone Cement David C. Markel, MD, Daniel B. Hoard, MD, Charles A. Porretta, MDAuthors …
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 …
1988 Analysis of Metal-on-Metal Hips
Analysis of 118 second-generation metal-on-metal retrieved hip implants H.-P. Sieber, C. B. Rieker, P. Köttig; from the Regionalspital, Biel, Switzerland; …
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 …
Cobalt and Chromium Toxicity – MoM Hip Replacements
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 …
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 …
Metal on Metal Hip Replacement Debate
Bearing surfaces: Is MOM worth the risk? By Mary Ann Porucznik Download as a PDF Implications differ, depending on use …
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, …
Appointment for Aspiration of Hip Joint
Yahoo – have an appointment for ultrasound guided aspiration of my right hip joint 18 July 2011! Related articles MHRA …
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 …
Good work today
Made a lot of progress on my blog / website today. I think it is helping me to come to …
Keller & Keller – DePuy Hip Replacement lawsuit
Damaged Joints | Keller & Keller – DePuy Hip Replacement lawsuit. These guys have some great summaries of the problems …
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 …
Hip Hell
I have added a new page to the Blog called “Hip Hell” which is going to be devoted to Hip …
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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