Several Maritimers are among those joining a class-action lawsuit against an artificial hip manufacturer.
Artificial hips lubricate themselves by grinding up proteins, but are graphite fragments something we want in our bodies?
... . Using technology to alter the human body has long been an accepted part of Jewish tradition, from the use of spectacles to artificial hips, and thus genetic enhancement for the same ...
Some patients’ noisy artificial hips are interrupting daily life and raising questions about more serious problems.
Zimmer Holdings, the nation’s biggest producer of orthopedic devices, says it will suspend sales of an artificial hip component that some doctors have complained was failing at a high rate.
... of technological innovations, but for older individuals, a conventional hip replacement is generally more appropriate." The researchers analyzed ... for younger, more active patients out of concern that the traditional artificial hip might wear out during their lifetime ...
Artificial hip joints are firmly anchored to the patient's damaged bone by screws. But which parts of the bone will safely ...
... (D–TX) have introduced legislation to establish a federally-funded registry of patients who have received artificial hips or knees, providing researchers and policymakers ...
... expensively than is now possible. New technologies will be needed to meet the huge global market for artificial hips and knees, said Yung Shin, a professor ...
... a single payment for all of the physician, facility, and pharmacy services related to care for conditions such as implanting an artificial hip or managing a patient's diabetes. Supporters ...
Bill Golden survived more than 20 years in the Army and another 30 in law enforcement. He fell sick with colon cancer, and at 86, he has an artificial hip and arthritis in his knees.
Artificial hips, known as metal-on-metal hip replacements, are setting off alarm bells among some patients and surgeons north and south of the border.
DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.
Senator Charles E. Grassley requested data from Zimmer Holdings, a maker of artificial hips and knees, on how it responded to complaints from surgeons.
... potential competitor. Biofilm is a major cause of infection on medical implants such as heart valves, artificial hips and even breast implants. Also known ...
