metal on metal

Recon

Josh SandbergJune 23, 2016
799

Study: Metal-on-metal hips impede osteoblast formation

June 22, 2016 – BY BRAD PERRIELLO A study of metal-on-metal hip implants found that the metal ions released when the parts…
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Recon

Josh SandbergFebruary 24, 2016
686

Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for Total Metal-on-Metal Semi-Constrained Hip Joint Systems

ACTION Final Order. SUMMARY The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final order to require the filing of…
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Uncategorized

Josh SandbergJuly 2, 2014
798

Oregon Settles with Artificial Hip Manufacturer DePuy for $4 Million

July 2, 2014 SALEM—The Oregon Department of Justice reached a first of its kind $4 million settlement today with DePuy…
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Josh SandbergApril 3, 2014
3,920

METAL-ON-METAL HIPS DO NOT RAISE CANCER RISK IN FINLAND

Walter Eisner • Wed, April 2nd, 2014 Metal-on-metal hip implants do not raise the risk of developing cancer. At…
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Financial

Josh SandbergDecember 2, 2013
1,477

Lawyers Set to Earn $1 Billion in DePuy ASR Deal

Lawyers representing over 8,000 plaintiffs in DePuy ASR hip lawsuits are recommending that their clients accept Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J)…
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Recon

Josh SandbergNovember 4, 2013
1,029

U.K. Moves to Stop Use of All-Metal Hips in Government-Funded Hospitals

Metal-on-metal hips have been in trouble around the world for years due to heightened safety concerns, and now the U.K.…
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Josh SandbergFebruary 13, 2013
783

METAL-METAL ARTICULATION: MALONEY V. SCHMALZRIED

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Sun, February 10th, 2013 Print this article “Like taking candy from a baby,” says Bill…
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Josh SandbergMarch 23, 2012
725

Researchers surprised by metal ion levels in 5-year follow-up of MoM THA implants

The 5-year postoperative metal ion levels plateaued in cases having 28-mm metal-on-metal hip bearings but continued to increase for 36-mm metal-on-metal bearings, according to…
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Josh SandbergMarch 12, 2012
587

On (and Off) the Record

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, Mar 12th, 2012 Print This Article Dear OTW Reader: Seven Modes of Metal-on-Metal Hip Failure…These College Students 5x…
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Josh SandbergMarch 6, 2012
681

High 10-year survivorship with metal-on-metal hip resurfacings seen in men

In a study published in this month’s Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), researchers found an overall 10-year survival…
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Josh SandbergMarch 5, 2012
784

Report Slams Response to Metal Hip Troubles

By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: February 28, 2012 Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic were slow…
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Josh SandbergJanuary 4, 2012
686

Will the Metal-on-Metal Hip Litigation Reach $5B for Zimmer and DePuy?

Forbes blogger Peter Cohan estimates that orthopedic implant companies—including Warsaw-based Zimmer Holdings Inc. and DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.—will pay out $5 billion to cover…
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Recon

Josh SandbergJanuary 3, 2012
760

Study finds friction of MoM hip implants generates substance similar to industrial lubricant

Researchers were recently surprised to find that friction between moving parts of implanted metal-on-metal hip replacements creates a surface coating…
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Josh SandbergMay 7, 2010
740

Medical Device Alert: All metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements

The MHRA has received reports of revisions of MoM hip replacements involving soft tissue reactions. These reactions may be associated…
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