Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest ...

For patients undergoing primary total hip replacement (THR), the rate of revision varies by type of material used in the ...

When someone receives an implant such as an artificial hip, there's a real risk of an infection occurring at the implant site ...

Cobalt is still used in the majority of hip implants but surgeons are increasingly turning away from it in favour of other materials. In the US, the use of ceramic is the latest trend, experts ...

Thousands of hip replacement patients may be at risk of metal poisoning due to hidden wear and tear of the implants used, campaigners have warned. Issues stem from a type of 'flexible' prosthesis ...

such as ceramic. It comes just over a decade since the Telegraph exposed a separate metal hip scandal which involved two-piece metal implants that have been phased out since 2012 except for use in ...

Gainesville-based Exactech faces more than 2,000 lawsuits alleging it sold defective knee and hip implants. The surprise ...

A non-exhaustive summary of reported cases of cutaneous reactions caused by a metallic implant is given in Table ... reports of metal allergy in total hip arthroplasty patients showed that the ...

Medical implant manufacturer Exactech filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday in Delaware, seeking to sell its assets and resolve ...

When Mikayo Langhofer was told that she needed hip replacement surgery at just 40 ... before having to undergo implant surgery,' says Mikayo. 'I only had the operation just before Christmas ...

Exactech, a Florida device manufacturer that faces more than 2,000 state and federal lawsuits from patients who allege the company sold defective hip and knee implants, filed for bankruptcy ...

Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis that could serve as diagnostic tools and ...