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Tag Archives: hip resurfacing

Andrew Murray – 10 Year Birmingham Hip Resurfacing

July 15, 2011

Andrew Murray – 10 Year Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Professional Golfer and former European Open champion Andrew Murray talks about his …

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Laredo, Texas area teacher/counselor files suit after DePuy hip implant fails

July 15, 2011

Recalled DePuy ASR Hip System Failure Leads to Lawsuit Filed by the Law Offices of John David Hart Laredo, Texas …

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Another Smith & Nephew BHR Problem

July 12, 2011

Received Overnight from Another Person Suffering with Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing I have removed the person’s identity as …

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DePuy ASR Hip Implant Litigation Expected to be Massive

July 12, 2011

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Litigation Expected to be Massive Date Published: Friday, July 8th, 2011 Source: Click here The floodgates …

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Patients are the cobblestones on the path to doctors profits

July 12, 2011

Patients are the cobblestones on the path to doctors profits (Earl Stevens, 2011) by Earl Stevens on Monday, 11 July …

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Metal-on-Metal vs Metal-on-Improved Polyethylene Bearings in Total Hip Arthroplasty

July 12, 2011

My View: Little scientific in the way it is written BUT: Plastic wears out in hip replacements New improved plastics …

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Defective DePuy Hip Implant Poses Particular Risk for Women

July 10, 2011

Defective DePuy Hip Implant Poses Particular Risk for Women Date Published: Monday, January 3rd, 2011 Women who have received DePuy …

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What the FDA has to say About Metal on Metal Hips

July 10, 2011

What the FDA has to say About Metal on Metal Hips FDA Website – click here Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Hip …

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FDA Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Website Details Risks

July 10, 2011

FDA Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Website Details Risks Date Published: Friday, February 18th, 2011 The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) …

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DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed by Seven Forced to Undergo Revision Surgery

July 10, 2011

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed by Seven Forced to Undergo Revision Surgery Date Published: Friday, March 4th, 2011 A …

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Recalled DePuy Hip Implant May Be Failing at Much Higher Rate than First Thought

July 10, 2011

Recalled DePuy Hip Implant May Be Failing at Much Higher Rate than First Thought Date Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2011 …

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DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed by Connecticut Woman

July 10, 2011

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed by Connecticut Woman Date Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 The first Connecticut lawsuit against …

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DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Named in Lawsuits, Calls for Recall Grow

July 10, 2011

DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Named in Lawsuits, Calls for Recall Grow Date Published: Monday, March 21st, 2011 DePuy Orthopaedics, the …

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DePuy ASR Hip Implant Victim Fears for His Health

July 10, 2011

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Victim Fears for His Health Date Published: Thursday, March 24th, 2011 An Illinois man who recently …

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Texas DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit Claims Metal Contamination

July 10, 2011

Texas DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit Claims Metal Contamination Date Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 Another defective DePuy hip implant lawsuit …

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DePuy ASR Hip Implant was Untested

July 10, 2011

DePuy ASR Hip Implant was Untested Date Published: Monday, April 4th, 2011 Could the controversial recalled DePuy hip replacement devices …

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DePuy Victim Cobalt & Chromium Spike

July 10, 2011

DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuit Claims Device Caused Victim’s Cobalt, Chromium Levels to Spike Date Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2011 …

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DePuy Pinnacle Hip Lawsuits

July 10, 2011

DePuy Pinnacle Hip Lawsuits Consolidated in Texas Date Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 The DePuy Pinnacle is a metal-on-metal hip …

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Hip and Knee Implants – Global Pipeline

July 9, 2011

GlobalData: Hip and Knee Implants – Global Pipeline Analysis, Opportunity Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2016 GlobalData’s new report Hip …

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DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuits multiplying

July 9, 2011

DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuits multiplying in courts across U.S. July 8th, 2011 Joshua More than 1,000 lawsuits have been …

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Revision Surgery’s May Fail After DePuy Hip Replacements

July 9, 2011

Recipients of Recalled DePuy Hip Replacements Face Serious Consequences of Failed Revision Surgeries Author: William Davis You may already know …

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Why I Chose A Hip Resurfacing

July 9, 2011

Why I Chose A Hip Resurfacing Instead Of A Total Hip Replacement Author: Kamlesh Gade Birmingham Hip Resurfacing or Surface …

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Total Hip Replacement vs. Resurfacing

July 9, 2011

Total Hip Replacement vs. Hip Resurfacing Author: Hilary smiyh Ageing is an inevitable as well as irreversible process. As we …

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Personalised Hip Replacements – CAD CAM Produces Custom Fit Hip Implants

July 7, 2011

Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing and Custom Total Hip Replacement as Alternative Surgical Options for Osteoarthritis Authors : Nemandra Sandiford, MRCS Added …

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Unpublished report from FDA Database Downplaying Cobalt Chrome Metal Ion Danger

July 7, 2011

This Report is part of any unpublished submission (?) which seeks to dismiss any harmful effects of cobalt or chrome …

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Corin Cormet Post PMA-Approval Study Proposed Protocol

July 6, 2011

Monitoring of Cobalt and Chromium Ions NOT in the Protocol… Download full Presentation – click here Technorati Tags: FDA, bad …

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Stryker wants to take on Smith & Nephew in USA

July 4, 2011

What’s new in the market to fix your hip Stryker markets hip rebuilding system expanding into rival’s U.S. monopoly ; …

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Hip Resurfacing has Higher Risk of Revision

July 3, 2011

MODERN METAL-ON-METAL HIP RESURFACING A TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW My View: A very academically correct document but extremely ass-covering in my view. …

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Hip & Knee Replacement in Canada – Revision rates lower than ROW

July 3, 2011

Canadian Joint Registry There is an incredible depth of information in this publication. Hip Revision rates have been rising dramatically …

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High Number of Hip Revisions in Scotland – Why?

July 3, 2011

Scottish Arthroplasty Project Annual Report 2009 This report can be downloaded here – click here It is really very interesting …

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Expert Advisory Group looking at soft tissue reactions associated with metal-on-metal hip replacements

July 2, 2011

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Report of the Expert Advisory Group looking at soft tissue reactions associated with metal-on-metal …

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Johnson & Johnson Reserves Almost $1 Billion for DePuy Victims

July 2, 2011

Johnson & Johnson Reserves Almost $1 Billion for DePuy Victims The Rottenstein Law Group has learned that Johnson & Johnson …

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History – 2010 – J&J Recalls 2 Hip Replacement Systems for Problems

July 2, 2011

J&J Recalls 2 Hip Replacement Systems for Problems By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. August 26, 2010 …

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Aussie Hip News – Elderly Patients Hips Turn Toxic

July 2, 2011

Toxic hip implants under the microscope David Jean From: The Advertiser May 17, 2011 11:00PM Ron Barnes, 82, with his …

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History – Johnson & Johnson DePuy Hip Replacement Recall – 2010

July 2, 2011

Johnson & Johnson Unit Recalls 2 Hip Replacement Systems Robert Lowes  Posted: 08/30/2010 August 30, 2010 — An orthopaedic unit …

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All Metal Implants Corrode and Release Metal Ions

June 26, 2011

Exposure to chromium, cobalt and molybdenum from metal-on-metal total hip replacement and hip resurfacing arthroplasty Download full Scientific Article here …

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Metal release in hip replacements is down to chemistry – it must happen

June 26, 2011

Metal release mechanisms in hip replacement Download full Article here The release of metal ions from metallic implant materials is …

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Viles & Beckman, LLC; Summary of Hip Replacement Defects

June 26, 2011

Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Defects, the FDA and how Patients are Harmed ©Viles & Beckman, LLC, 6350 Presidential Court Fort …

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Low Spin – Wright Medical – FAQ on Metal-on-Metal Hips

June 26, 2011

Metal-on-Metal Articulation and Wear My View This Wright Medical Technologies booklet written by Irina Timmerman and Harlan Amstutz, MD, is …

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Smith & Nephew Metal-on-Metal Marketing SPIN

June 25, 2011

Metal-on-Metal: Questions & Answers My View: call me a skeptic but talk about PR SPIN & Marketing: Download the Booklet …

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Metal Ion Hypersensitivity in Metal-on-Metal Hips

June 25, 2011

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 …

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Obese Patients Face Increased Risks

June 25, 2011

Obese Patients Face Increased Risks for Infection and Dislocation Following Revision Hip Replacement Surgery Posted: 06/19/2008; Arthritis Care Research News …

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Release of Cobalt and Chromium Ions Into the Serum

June 25, 2011

Overview The release of cobalt and chromium ions into serum is well known – but what has not been topical …

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Lessons Learned from MoM Hip Implant Failures

June 20, 2011

Bad bearings By Stephen S. Tower, MD Source: click here Lessons learned from failures of this generation of MoM hip …

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Metal on Metal Hip Replacement Debate

June 20, 2011

Bearing surfaces: Is MOM worth the risk? By Mary Ann Porucznik Download as a PDF Implications differ, depending on use …

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Perspectives on Modern Orthopaedics

June 20, 2011

Metal-on-metal Bearing Surfaces Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, Robert M. Urban, Nadim J. Hallab, PhD, Anastasia K. Skipor, MS, Alfons Fischer, …

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Hip Resurfacing (HR) in Young versus Total Hip Replacement THR)

June 20, 2011

Metal on metal hip resurfacing versus uncemented custom total hip replacement – early results Nemandra A Sandiford1*, Sarah K Muirhead-Allwood1,2, …

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Cobalt & Chrome Levels in BHR Recipients Elevated

June 19, 2011

This scientific article is worth a close read – I have more work to do on it and the papers …

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More Pages Added

June 18, 2011

Productive day with lot’s more useful information added, and various new pages. The Video tab has some really interesting videos …

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Finished off More Pages

June 13, 2011

Queen’s Birthday Monday – more time with anger management – finished off the section on Current Issues with My Hip …

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Raleigh DePuy ASR Hip Recall Lawyers

June 12, 2011

Raleigh DePuy ASR Hip Recall Lawyers / Durham Medical Device Attorney. Metal-on-Metal Hip Systems Raise Additional Safety Concerns While any …

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