DePuy Orthopaedics

New Guidance About Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants

Health Advice, Medical Devices, Pain, Personal Injury, Recalls, Talking Law

This week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released updated safety recommendations for metal-on-metal hip replacement devices. This is the FDA’s most comprehensive set of recommendations to date. What’s the Problem with Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants? While all hip replacements pose risks for patients, research has shown that metal-on-metal hip implants carry unique risks. In metal-on-metal hip […]

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DePuy Hip Replacement Recall Raises More Questions

Health and Safety, Health Care, Insurance, Recalls, Safety

On August 24, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, sent a letter to doctors announcing a recall of two of their hip replacement systems, the ASR XL Acetabular System, and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Why? Because they have a higher-than-usual failure rates, causing people to have to have second surgeries to replace

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