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Medical Device Alert: DePuy ASR TM acetabular cups used in hip resurfacing arthroplasty and total hip replacement, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MDA/2010/044, 25 May 2010; Medical Device Alert: All metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MDA/2012/008, 28 February 2012
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.
depuysynthes .com. DePuy Synthes ( / dəˈpjuː /) is a franchise of orthopaedic and neurosurgery companies. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1998, its companies form part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices group. DePuy develops and markets products under the Codman, DePuy Mitek, DePuy Orthopaedics and DePuy Spine brands.
Stryker, a Fortune 500 company, had been faced with multidistrict as well as multicounty litigation over damages caused by recalled hip replacement devices. Stryker Reaches Settlement in ...
Johnson & Johnson. / 40.49861°N 74.44361°W / 40.49861; -74.44361. Johnson & Johnson ( J&J) is an American multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technologies corporation headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones ...
Metallosis is the medical condition involving deposition and build-up of metal debris in the soft tissues of the body. [ 1] Metallosis has been known to occur when metallic components in medical implants, specifically joint replacements, abrade against one another. [ 1] Metallosis has also been observed in some patients either sensitive to the ...
Kathie Lee Gifford is recovering after undergoing hip replacement surgery. While Gifford, 70, hoped the procedure would be “easy,” she told People in an interview published on Tuesday, July 16 ...
A person's suitability for hip resurfacing is decided by the person's anatomy and the surgeon. Hip resurfacing is generally more suitable for younger people who are not morbidly obese, are clinically qualified for a hip replacement (determined by the doctor), have been diagnosed with noninflammatory degenerative joint disease, do not have an infection, and are not allergic to the metals used ...