Users of loop diuretics are at an increased risk of hip implant failure, according to a study published by a Danish group. Primary total hip arthroplasty is an effective treatment for arthritis of the ...

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An internal analysis conducted by Johnson & Johnson in 2011 not long after it recalled a troubled hip implant estimated that the all-metal device would fail within five years in nearly 40 percent of ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, ...

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Sept 14 (Reuters) - All-metal hip implants, which have been shown to have high failure rates and cause a host of other health problems, were not linked to cancer seven years after implantation, new ...

From the recalls last of the DePuy Orthopaedics ASR XL acetabular system and the ASR hip resurfacing system to FDA's recent order that all metal-on-metal hip implant manufacturers conduct postmarket ...

While titanium hip and knee implants do restore mobility to a great many people, they're still subject to failure. A new alloy could help change that, simply by adding a smidge of bendy, ...

A U.S. law firm, Ennis and Ennis, P.A., says failed metal-on-metal hip implants may have cost billions of dollars in loss for Americans. The company, which wants to play a role in getting compensation ...

Engineers design a computational model that will ultimately serve as the engine to predict how long a hip implant could last for a specific patient. The unique model incorporates fluid dynamics and ...