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DePuy identified reasons for the failure of the hip replacement system as component loosening, component malalignment, infection, fracture of the bone, dislocation, metal sensitivity and pain. Additional complications from the hip replacement system may include increased metal ion levels in the blood, bone staining, necrosis , swelling , nerve ...
August 5, 2024 at 1:12 PM. A San Luis Obispo surgeon knowingly replaced a knee with hardware that was too big and didn’t alert the patient even though she reported severe pain, a new lawsuit ...
Two people from Miami-Dade County have been found guilty in a massive Medicare fraud scheme. They plotted to submit $93 million in claims for medical services that were not rendered, using lists ...
The incidence of damage to the inferior gluteal nerve after replacement of the hip is still uncertain. Peripheral nerve injury may occur during operations on the hip as a result of operative trauma associated with stretching and retraction of the nerve. Few studies have focused on damage to the inferior gluteal nerve during hip replacement. [6]
D019644. MedlinePlus. 002975. [ edit on Wikidata] Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. [ 1] Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi (half) replacement.
Kathie Lee Gifford is walking on sunshine after recovering from her recent hip injury. The TV personality, 70, announced late last month that she had been hospitalized with a fractured pelvis amid ...
Neighbors who lived within a 3-mile radius of the June 14, 2021, Chemtool industrial fire in Rockton have reached a $94.5 million preliminary settlement with the company. Neighbors, homeowners and ...
Piriformis syndrome is a condition which is believed to result from nerve compression at the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. [ 2][ 5] It is a specific case of deep gluteal syndrome. [ 6] The largest and most bulky nerve in the human body is the sciatic nerve. Starting at its origin it is 2 cm wide and 0.5 cm thick.