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FDA asks J&J’s DePuy to recall unused custom implants
August 24, 2012 by MassDevice staff Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopedics recalls all unused custom implants, a product line the company…
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Study: Believe it or not! Cataract Surgery Reduces Hip Fractures
It only makes sense…if you can see better, then you see that thing you’re about trip over. Researchers from theUniversity…
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How To Design a Safer, Longer-Lasting Artificial Hip
Artificial hip replacements can provide a lifetime of pain-free mobility to many patients, but due to the constant movement of…
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Hip replacement surgery: a new, cutting-edge technique
For the first time in months, Sylvania resident Jenifer Klostermeyer is pain free. “It is so wonderful not to be…
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Orthopedic survey: U.S. knee/hip market has hit bottom
A survey of orthopedic docs by investment bank Leerink Swann yields mixed messages for the U.S. market for hip and…
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Hip implants pose a potential inconvenience for airplane travelers
Nearly 70% of patients with hip replacements reported their prosthetic joints were a source of inconvenience when going through airport…
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Smith and Nephew releases dual mobility hip system
Smith and Nephew recently introduced its POLARCUP Dual Hip Mobility System. According to a company press release, the POLARCUP system…
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DePuy Unloads ASR Hip Implant Inventory After Problems Were Known
In 2009 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised questions about the safety of the DePuy ASR Hip Implants…
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Get Hip to These Orthopedic Players
Credit Suisse We expect sales growth for Stryker of about 5% in 2011-2016, stemming from a rebound to trend-line growth…
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J&J hip recall: Internal emails detail FDA’s non-approvable letter
A newly uncovered Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) email may pose problems for the health care giant in the ongoing lawsuits…
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Cemented polished stems preserve femur in young patients receiving THA
The use of cemented polished stems may help preserve the femur in young patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, according to Australian researchers. Bogdan…
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