All Articles Tagged With: "Metal-on-Metal Hip"
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Lawyers Appointed to Leadership Roles for Wright Medical Hip Lawsuits
A group of lawyers have been appointed to serve in various leadership roles in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) established for pretrial proceedings in all federal lawsuits over Wright Medical hip replacements.
Metal-on-Metal Hip Corrosion May Be Linked to Tissue Reactions: Study
New research suggests that metal-on-metal hip replacements may corrode faster than other types of artificial hip implants and that the corrosion may be linked to an increased risk of local tissue reactions that require revision or removal of the implant.
Trial Dates in Litigation Over Recalled DePuy Hips Scheduled to Begin
Thousands of individuals throughout the United States have filed product liability lawsuits after experiencing problems with the recalled DePuy ASR hip replacement system, and the first trial date has now been scheduled to start at the end of this year.
Knee and Hip Replacements Fail At Higher Rate for Smokers: Study
Smoking may be a factor in the long-term success or failure of a hip and knee replacement system, according to two new studies.
Wright Conserve Hip Recall Should Have Been Issued in 2005: Lawsuit
According to allegations raised in a product liability lawsuit, Wright Medical Group should have issued a recall for their Conserve hip replacement system as early as 2005, amid reports that a number of users were experiencing serious problems with the implant, including early failure that may require additional revision surgery.
Metal Hip Replacement Recalled in New Zealand Due to High Failure Rate
A Stryker and DePuy metal-on-metal hip replacement system, known as the MITCH THR, has been recalled in New Zealand due to a risk of loosening parts and a high failure rate.
DePuy MITCH, Stryker Accolade Hip Replacement Combo Warning Issued
U.K. health officials are warning that individuals who received combination DePuy MITCH and Stryker Accolade metal-on-metal hip replacement components are experiencing a particularly high failure rate.
Study Finds No Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements Cancer Link
A new study failed to find any evidence of a link between metal-on-metal hip replacements and an increased cancer risk, possibly allaying some fears over the side effects of metal blood poisoning caused by chromium and cobalt debris released from the artificial hip implants.
Metal Hip Replacement Safety Concerns Focus of FDA Panel
An independent panel of expert advisors to the FDA will meet in June to review the safety of Metal-on-metal hip replacement and resurfacing systems, which could result in a range of more stringent regulatory actions.
Wright Medical Hip Replacement Lawyers to Meet With MDL Court
An initial conference has been set for late next month in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving all lawsuits over problems with metal-on-metal hip replacements manufactured by Wright Medical.
