Cobalt-chromium's success in implants is challenged by metal ion concerns, prompting exploration of ceramics, ceramic coatings, and PEEK as alternatives.

A 56-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital with an array of alarming symptoms that were only getting worse. For eight weeks, she had a painful “pins and needles” feeling that started in both of ...

CHICAGO – Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can detect a failing, or potentially failing, metal-on-metal hip implant (MoM) early on, according to a new study presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting ...

Tony Kinney thought the metal device implanted in his hip by a surgeon in 2006 would relieve his pain. But instead, he says, it left him living in anguish and unable to work. “I can’t do anything.

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has advised surgeons to stop using a particular combination of metal-on-metal total hip replacements because of a high revision rate ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Whitley Law Firm. It is estimated that a quarter of all women who received a specific type of hip replacement from the manufacturer Smith & Nephew may ...

An FDA advisory panel has recommended approval of a ceramic-on-metal hip replacement from Depuy Orthopaedics, Warsaw, Ind. It is believed the FDA will approve the new implant, the Pinnacle CoMplete ...

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Douglas Smerek, 64, of Calgary, went through revision surgery to remove a metal-on-metal device in his right hip. (Credit: Chris ...