A number of medical device manufacturers have produced defective hip implants, but one of the most troubling is a company called DePuy, which produced the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip. The product has been plagued with problems almost since the outset. DePuy is a major manufacturer of durable medical equipment, including…
Elective hip replacement surgery has grow in popularity to where it has become has become one of the most common surgeries in the U.S. with hundreds of thousands of operations performed year. This is partially because younger patients are getting artificial hip implants and because of the massive marketing push…
A British federal agency has discovered serious safety testing flaws on metal hip implants, sparking concern the devices were defective and dangerous as sold. Most artificial hip joints are made from metal, plastic, and cements or a combination of these materials. The DePuy Pinnacle and DePuy Pinnacle ASR hips were…
Defective hip implants are a major and ongoing problem throughout the U.S., yet the demand for the procedure is at an all-time high. A recent analysis of the of the state of the hip replacement market though 2024 by Persistence Market Research looks at trends in the industry based up…
There are many types of artificial hip implants on the market. Many involve the use of a cement, composite, metal, or some combination of both. One devices that proved particular troublesome due to design defects and failure to warn doctors and patients of known dangers was the Pinnacle ASR metal…
There are a lot of different models of artificial hips on the market today, and there are many companies making these artificial hip implants. This is because there a lot of artificial hips being implanted, and they cost a lot of money. In fact, when a hospital buys the device,…
There are a variety of different methods orthopedic surgeons can use to perform a total hip replacement surgery. Doctors can use 3D mapping techniques, surgical assistance robots, or they can also use more traditional methods, such as using a cutting guide and placing the artificial hip implant in by hand.…
Total knee replacement operations are the most popular elective surgical procedure in the U.S. There are over 600,000 performed each year. While this is an incredible number, the next most popular elective surgical procedure is the total hip replacement. These involve more than 300,000 operations annually. That figure is expected to…
Hip replacement surgery has become one of the most often performed elective surgical procedures in the United States. This involves the total replacement of the patient’s natural, but damaged hip joint, which an artificial hip implant manufactured by a medical device firm. While there are many names for the different…
While the WWE tried to hide this fact to an extent back when it was the WWF, these days, the vast majority of wrestling fans and the general public now know that wrestling is staged and the winners are predetermined. This is why it is classified as sports entertainment and…