Topic
Hip Implants
113 published works
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2008 – Complications of meta-on-metal hips evaluated
By Jared Fink
Different prosthetic designs have been created for people requiring hip replacement procedures. Each patient has different needs depending on their activity level, and the nature of their hip disorder. Younger…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2.6% Mortality Rate Seen with DePuy Hip Replacement Surgeries
By Jared Fink
DePuy is an orthopedics company that manufactures metal-on-metal articulation systems for hip replacement procedures. Their product offers low wear and high stability in order to reduce instances of revision surgery.…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2001 – Severe Skin Reactions Seen with Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Systems
By Jared Fink
Metallic prostheses are increasing in popularity, as an option for hip replacement procedures. One of the issues with previous hip replacement models was the wearing down of the prosthetic. Previous…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2009 – Seven Percent of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Patients Required Corrective Surgery
By Jared Fink
Survival rates for hip implants have not always been guaranteed. Many times, hip implants fail from the weight they are supporting and correctional surgery may be required. Better technologies have…
Drug & Device Law
Hip Implant Litigation Part II – TwIqbal Plus Preemption
Yesterday we blogged about Bertini v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS (E.D.N.Y. July 15, 2013) – a hip implant case that was dismissed because the court found the complaint woefully…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2010 – 11% of metal-on-metal hip implants required revision surgery
By Jared Fink
Hip resurfacing procedures have only been performed relatively recently. As such, there is limited information available regarding the long-term performance of the hip resurfacing implants. With more information now available,…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
1998 – High levels of metal ions seen in blood of ASR users twelve years prior to recall
By Jared Fink
Published in a 1998 edition of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery an article titled “Metal Release in Patients Who Have Had a Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Prospective, Controlled,…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2010 – “Early failure of metal-on-metal bearings in hip resurfacing and large-diameter total hip replacement”
By Jared Fink
Hip replacement using metal-on-metal bearings is a relatively new procedure. Clinical results have shown that the procedure is generally highly successful when performed properly, and the patient is healthy enough…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2008 – Research links metallosis and metal-on-metal hip replacement systems
By Jared Fink
There are many people who have joint replacement surgery that are younger than 60 years of age. It is important that these metal hip implants properly function for the safety…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
2008 – Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Not Without Complications
By Jared Fink
The first ever hip plants were used back in the 1930’s by Dr. Philip Wiles. Technology has greatly improved since Dr. Wiles used stainless steel implants but there are still…