Hip replacement prosthetics are supposed to help patients relieve hip pain and improve mobility. Some hip replacement devices, specifically metal-on-metal, can lead to serious complications. The following metal-on-metal hip replacement implants are associated with an increased risk of metallosis, cobalt toxicity, pseudotumors, and eventual need for revision surgeries.DePuy Pinnacle. DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, manufactured Pinnacle hip implants. The company manufactured...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 09/11/2018
Due to certain health conditions, some people require hip replacement surgeries. Artificial hip replacements are used to relieve hip pain, stiffness and immobility due to deterioration in the hip joint. The components of most hip replacements are made of a combination of metal, ceramic and polyethylene. Metal components, specifically metal-on-metal hips, which are made out of cobalt and chromium, can lead to serious health conditions.If complications persist, a revision surgery is often needed to...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 09/11/2018
Hip replacement surgery is a common procedure used to relieve patients of chronic hip pain, helping them to regain mobility and providing much needed comfort. The surgery does come with some degree of risk and can require months of recovery and rehabilitation. Patients should know that these hips do not last forever. Some hip implants, additionally, come with a risk of defects that may lead to a need for revision and replacement of hip implants. After a hip replacement surgery, physicians should...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
Is the DePuy Pinnacle as safe as advertised? According to a study by DePuy, nearly one million Pinnacle hips were implanted over 10 years, and after five years, 99.9 percent of them were still in place. But during the Pinnacle product defect trial, it came to light that these numbers were not wholly accurate and that DePuy had misled the medical community about the nature of the study that the 99.9 percent statistic came from.DePuy claimed that the study was a prospective study. A prospective study...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
Hip pain is a common complaint with a wide variety of potential causes. One method of alleviating chronic hip pain is hip replacement. Hip replacement devices can be made from a variety of materials. One of the most common types of hip replacement device is the metal-on-metal hip implant, which was initially thought to be a long-lasting and reliable means of helping patients with hip pain. However, over time, it has become apparent that friction between the metal joints used in hip implants can...
Posted by Bill Kershaw on 05/17/2018
