Study shows that there have been an alarming number of failure rates of metal-on-metal (MOM) total hip replacement, according to BBC News. The high rate of faulty hip replacement prompted the British hip society to discontinue usage.
Based on the medicine.net website, the MOM total hip replacement is a surgical treatment in which the ailing ball and socket of the hip joint are entirely removed and replaced with non-natural materials. A metal with stem prosthesis is injected into the femur (thigh bone) and an artificial plastic cup socket is located in the acetabulum which is a cup-shaped part of the pelvis.
Moreover, the shocking increase of the failure than other options, the researchers recommended that the implant should not be implanted among patients any longer after basing their study from the world's largest register of hip implants which provided €unequivocal evidence€ of the failure rate, according to BBC News.
Subsequently, the UK health regulators have suggested a once a year session among patients who have had large head MOM implants, as mentioned in the BBC News.
Considering the history of up-to-date treatment, the MOM hip replacement is one of the great success stories with its aim of repairing mobility and relieving the pain. But, all replacement has the tendency to fail, such as the risk of the new joint coming loose, dislocating or through wear and tear, BBC News said.
This type of surgical procedure is more common among women and the young for large implants. The researchers at the University of Bristol made an analysis of the information taken from 402,051 hip replacements recorded in the National Joint Registry of England and Wales, BBC News reported.
Friction from the metal rubbing on metal may cause debris to break off. According to studies, the small particles of metal may come off the implants and seeped into the blood. This might cause muscle and bone damage, as well as neurological issues. It mentioned that there are about 49,000 patients with large-head hip implants who were affected, BBC News says .
Dr. Art Sedrakyan of Weill Cornell Medical College said that when failures take a long time to result, many faulty artificial devices may be distributed in the market. Recently, the US has 500,000 patients with MOM prostheses and there are about 40,000 in UK who have the potential of having faulty artificial device failure which usually ends up with more surgical treatment or are vulnerable to a Depuy pinnacle lawsuit.
Based on the medicine.net website, the MOM total hip replacement is a surgical treatment in which the ailing ball and socket of the hip joint are entirely removed and replaced with non-natural materials. A metal with stem prosthesis is injected into the femur (thigh bone) and an artificial plastic cup socket is located in the acetabulum which is a cup-shaped part of the pelvis.
Moreover, the shocking increase of the failure than other options, the researchers recommended that the implant should not be implanted among patients any longer after basing their study from the world's largest register of hip implants which provided €unequivocal evidence€ of the failure rate, according to BBC News.
Subsequently, the UK health regulators have suggested a once a year session among patients who have had large head MOM implants, as mentioned in the BBC News.
Considering the history of up-to-date treatment, the MOM hip replacement is one of the great success stories with its aim of repairing mobility and relieving the pain. But, all replacement has the tendency to fail, such as the risk of the new joint coming loose, dislocating or through wear and tear, BBC News said.
This type of surgical procedure is more common among women and the young for large implants. The researchers at the University of Bristol made an analysis of the information taken from 402,051 hip replacements recorded in the National Joint Registry of England and Wales, BBC News reported.
Friction from the metal rubbing on metal may cause debris to break off. According to studies, the small particles of metal may come off the implants and seeped into the blood. This might cause muscle and bone damage, as well as neurological issues. It mentioned that there are about 49,000 patients with large-head hip implants who were affected, BBC News says .
Dr. Art Sedrakyan of Weill Cornell Medical College said that when failures take a long time to result, many faulty artificial devices may be distributed in the market. Recently, the US has 500,000 patients with MOM prostheses and there are about 40,000 in UK who have the potential of having faulty artificial device failure which usually ends up with more surgical treatment or are vulnerable to a Depuy pinnacle lawsuit.
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