Inside failing joints: How wear and corrosion reshape hip and knee implants over time

Orthopedic implants are designed to restore movement and relieve pain, offering patients a second or even third chance at ...
Medical Xpress

Hip implant study identifies materials with the lowest risk of needing revision

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study led by the ...
RAPS

FDA to Require PMAs for Two Types of Hip Replacement Devices

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced the issuance of a final order requiring manufacturers to submit a premarket approval (PMA) application for two types of metal on metal ...
Independent.ie

Metal hip implants do not increase cancer risk reassurance

THERE is no evidence that metal-on-metal hip implants increase the risk of cancer although longer-term studies are needed, experts said today. A new analysis of almost 41,000 patients found no link ...
News Medical

Research identifies best materials for long-lasting hip implants

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study led by the ...
Science Daily

Study identifies hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revision

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study has found.