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• Metal-on-Metal Hip Problems with Cobalt Toxicity Lead to AAOS Warning

  November 1, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Orthopedic surgeons are voicing concerns and raising awareness about potential problems with metal-on-metal hip replacements, which can lead to cobalt...

• Knee and Hip Replacement Problems to be Tracked in New Registry

  October 18, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Orthopedic surgeons are preparing to launch a new registry designed to track problems with hip and knee implants across the...

• FDA Rescinds Approval of Menaflex Knee Replacement Device

  October 15, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The FDA has rescinded approval for the Menaflex Collagen Scaffold knee replacement, saying that the orthopedic implant was incorrectly fast-tracked...

• FDA Warns DePuy Over Hip Implant and Knee Replacement Product

  August 25, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Johnson & Johnson has again run afoul of federal regulators, this time with its medical device subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics. The...

• Lawsuit Over Nursing Home Fall Results in $7M Verdict

  July 22, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Kentucky jury has awarded $7.5 million in a nursing home neglect lawsuit brought by a woman who was left on...

• Zimmer NexGen Knee Replacement Problems Reported

  March 31, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Orthopedic surgeons have released a new report that highlights the risk of problems with Zimmer NextGen knee replacement systems, which...