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Plaintiffs win $4.5 million in trial over Wright hip device
Jurors in California state court awarded $4.5 million to plaintiffs in the first of several dozen lawsuits over Wright Medical Technology's Profemur R hip device to go to trial.
Last modified: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:29:55 BST
Statement regarding BHR System (FierceMedicalDevices)
Voluntary actions initiated to remove smaller size components and change Instructions for Use (IFU) following analysis of recent performance data.
Last modified: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:21:02 BST
Engineering for an ageing population
News archive posted by the Royal Academy of Engineering discussing the 21st Century Engineering for an Ageing Population Policy Statement from the IMechE.
Last modified: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:47:40 BST
Thousands of Patients Under Observation in Faulty Implant Scandal
Supplier knowingly sold defective implants that were distributed to health centres in Spain (article in Orthopedic Design and Technology).
Last modified: Thu, 28 May 2015 11:38:29 BST
Data registry: younger orthopedics patients are no healthier than older ones
FierceMedicalDevices reports that the Force-TJR data registry is following patients for life, 30,000 from 150 hospitals, thanks to a four-year, $12 million grant from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality.
Last modified: Tue, 12 May 2015 14:35:34 BST
Update on Birmingham Hip Modular Head- Urgent Field Safety Notice
Based on recent clinical and registry data, Smith & Nephew have issued a new urgent field safety notice related to the Birmingham Hip Modular Head. (Arthroplasty Watch.)
Last modified: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:08:32 BST
Patients with metal hips implants hit by illness
From Australia; A Sunday Morning Herald article.
Last modified: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:49:34 BST
DeltaLox acetabular shells used in hip implants
Australian Government, Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) hazard alert - higher than expected revision rate
Last modified: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:28:11 BST
British Orthopaedic Association: Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
A national review of adult elective orthopaedic services in England
Last modified: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:18:17 BST
Pseudotumor formation and serum ions after large head metal-on-metal stemmed THR
Paper published in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery: 'Pseudotumor formation and serum ions after large head metal-on-metal stemmed total hip replacement. Risk factors, time course and revisions in 706 hips'
Last modified: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:42:19 BST