By: sunny | 2010-12-22 | Manufacturing Intramedullary nails are considered to be effective for internal fixation in the treatment of fractures, etc.; and recently, the use of such nails has become common. Specifically, in this method, the intramedullary nail is inserted into the bone marrow through the fracture site, and internal fixation is accomplished by passing at least two transfixation screws through screw holes formed in the intramedullary nail on both sides of the fracture site. read more
By: Ronald K. Redman | 2011-04-27 | Personal injury Back in March 2011, Fosamax manufacturer Merck moved the federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) to consolidate all Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits into one MDL case. read more
By: Susan Ardizzoni | 2010-10-13 | Women's Health The prescription drug Fosamax is used to treat men and women who have osteoporosis. Fosamax is manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Merck. Fosamax is associated with a number of side effects including rare femur fractures and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). The FDA required Merck to place a Fosamax warning on their packaging but this didn't occur till 2009. If you have experienced a Fosamax side effect, you may want to contact a Fosamax attorney. read more
By: Susan Ardizzoni | 2010-10-02 | Women's Health Fosamax is a prescription drug that is used to treat patients who have osteoporosis. Fosamax is manufactured by Merck. This osteoporotic drug has been associated with a number of adverse effects including rare Fosamax femur fractures. The FDA is currently carrying out an investigation to determine whether there is a link between Fosamax and rare femur fractures. read more
By: Susan Ardizzoni | 2010-10-02 | Health & Fitness Fosamax is a prescription drug that is used to treat patients who have osteoporosis. Fosamax is manufactured by Merck. This osteoporotic drug has been associated with a number of adverse effects including rare Fosamax femur fractures. The FDA is currently carrying out an investigation to determine whether there is a link between Fosamax and rare femur fractures. read more
By: Burns Evans | 2011-08-05 | Business Fosamax is a drug that is extensively used by osteoporosis patients. For the past few years, there have been many allegations against the drug for its side effects. read more
By: Bryan Sartin | 2011-05-03 | Health and safety Those who obtain a Fosamax femur fracture lawyer and sue a drugmaker over their abnormal thigh bone break, in an effort to maximize their chances of obtaining compensation, should consider naming as many legitimate causes of action as possible against blameworthy manufacturers. read more
By: Ronald K. Redman | 2011-04-15 | Personal injury In October, 2010, pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis sent a “Dear Doctor” letter to Canadian doctors warning them that its product Reclast—a bisphosphonate very similar to Fosamax—can cause kidney damage in users. read more
By: garryscot | 2011-02-14 | Small Business Imagine this: A woman in her late 50s agrees with her physician that she should take the pharmaceutical product known as alendronate,sold by Merck as Fosamax, to stave off osteoporosis. Shes healthy and believes that she is doing the right thing. Still, about seven years later, she discovers that she has a stress fracture of her right foot. read more
By: Jeremy P. Dukes | 2011-03-24 | Health & Fitness If Fosamax weakened your thigh bone or contributed to a fracture, then you have legal rights worth protecting. The process of initiating a Fosamax femur lawsuit isn’t simple, but we can help demystify it by giving you a rundown of your next steps. read more
By: Ronald K. Redman | 2011-05-10 | Health & Fitness After yet another report linking Fosamax to sudden thigh bone breaks was published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, the number of Fosamax Lawsuits will surely grow. The fourth of its kind since 2008, this report will help strengthen lawsuits filed already. read more
By: Kristy brown | 2011-12-31 | Therapy Fracture refers to a broken bone or the underlying tissue; bones are rigid and tend to break when force is applied on it. read more
By: aarenbrowns | 2011-04-05 | Business In March 2011, Theresa Metz of Pennsylvania filed a Fosamax femur fracture lawsuit in the United States District Court of New Jersey for injuries sustained as a result of using Fosamax. Merck, the man... read more
By: Bryan Sartin | 2011-04-07 | Health and safety If you’ve heard about the low-impact femur fractures that Fosamax causes, you might be concerned enough to consider switching from Fosamax to another osteoporosis treatment method. Such concerns are perfectly reasonable. read more
By: Ronald K. Redman | 2011-03-23 | Legal The human femur is the largest single bone in the human body and one of its strongest. A femur fracture is therefore among the most painful kind—and worse, will inhibit a person’s mobility. read more