New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 06:00
in Health & Medicine
Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, the implant eventually loosens and has to be replaced early, which can cause dangerous complications for elderly patients.
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