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Metalic Hips Failing at Fast Rate
As surgeons here sliced through tissue surrounding a failed artificial hip in a 53-year-old man, they discovered what looked like a biological dead zone. There were matted strands of tissue stained gray and black; a large strip of muscle near the hip no longer contracted. The ball section of a removed artificial hip. Some... »
Orthopedics Manufacturers Won’t Cover the Cost of Defective Replacement Hips and Knees
Not only do the leading orthopedic companies not pay to cover defective hips and knees, but the expense falls onto Medicare, the patients, or the insurance industry. Moreover, the companies even profit from the failed devices when they sell the replacement hips and knees. »