Johnson & Johnson hip replacement recall nears 50% in 2 years
Johnson & Johnson hip replacement recall nears 50% in 2 years An estimated 10,000 patients in the UK have been fitted with DePuy hip replacements since 2003, yet recent figures reveal an alarming...
View ArticleFears grow for metal on metal hip replacement patients
In the aftermath of findings from the National Joint Registry of England and Wales of failure rates of 13 per cent for one particular type of ASR hip replacement, DePuy announced a recall of the...
View ArticleThe latest hip replacement recall developments
Since the metal-on-metal ASR device manufactured by DePuy was recalled in 2010, there have been increasing concerns in respect of other implants. A report by the British Hip Society now claims the...
View ArticleHow can I find out which implant I had fitted with my hip replacement?
If you are amongst the growing number of people considering making a compensation claim for a faulty hip replacement, you will likely want to know for certain whether you had one of the dangerous,...
View ArticleBritish Hip Society responds to Hip Replacement developments
According to the British Medical Journal, metal-on-metal hip replacement devices have been implanted in 60,000 patients in England and Wales since 2003. In the US the figure is closer to one million...
View ArticleMetal on metal hip replacements – further surgery advice for most patients
As the medical profession discover more about the effects on the health of recipients of metal on metal hip replacements, an increasing number of patients are being advised to have the original metal...
View ArticleThe metal on metal hip replacement recall scandal – further MHRA advice
The UK MHRA [or to give it its full name the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency] has just issued updated advice on the metal-on-metal hip replacement recall scandal. The Medical...
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