By: William Davis | 2011-07-30 | Health and safety Johnson & Johnson's subordinate company DePuy Orthopaedics manufactures the hip implants ASR XL Acetebular Hip System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Complaints were raised regarding these hip replacement products which allegedly inflicts harm to users. read more
By: Health Service India | 2010-11-20 | Medical Tourism Special surgery hospitals of Goa are world renowned for its finest Total hip arthroplasty provided by experienced and expert surgeons. Treatment quality at Indian hospitals ensures reliable and high class results.... read more
By: aarenbrowns | 2011-04-15 | Business The Pinnacle hip replacement is a total hip replacement system manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002, the De... read more
By: William Davis | 2011-08-24 | Health and safety After knee replacement, hip replacement surgery is the next most common joint replacement procedure. It is a surgical procedure where a prosthetic implant replaces the hip joint. read more
By: William Davis | 2011-07-29 | Health and safety The ASR XL Acetebular Hip System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System are two of the hip implants manufactured by the DePuy Orthopaedics, the subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson. Complaints were raised regarding these hip replacement products which allegedly inflicts harm to users. read more
By: Katherine Russel | 2011-07-23 | Personal injury Debilitating conditions such as osteoarthritis can cause serious damage to the joints such as the weight-bearing, ball-and-socket hip joint. Also known as hip arthroplasty, this is an invasive surgical procedure implemented to replace irreversibly damaged hip joints with an artificial hip implant distinctly chosen to suit the case of the patient. read more
By: Jessica | 2010-12-22 | Wellness This kind of hip replacement process involves the removal of the affected socket and ball by means of surgery. read more
By: Katherine Russel | 2012-03-07 | Health & Fitness Hip fracture is a common injury in the United States. One of the best options in managing such is a total hip replacement, which can be easily resorted to if the patient can survive the conditions of the procedure. read more
By: William Davis | 2011-08-23 | Health and safety After knee replacement, hip replacement surgery is the next most common joint replacement procedure. read more
By: William Davis | 2011-07-21 | Health and safety Due to the increasing number of reports surrounding the issue about defective DePuy implants, notably those from the ASR XL Acetabular Hip System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System, about 1,000 DePuy hip replacement lawsuits were filed. But a hip replacement surgery has been found to be quite effective in most patients and they actually reported that they experienced improvement after the surgery read more
By: Jonathan Blood-Smyth | 2010-04-02 | Health & Fitness Total hip replacement has matured into a routine operation for the relief of hip pain and disability due to hip arthritis, giving some of the greatest quality of life increases of all medical procedures. Typically performed in older people, many get a good result from their hip replacement surgery but many do not reach their greatest potential due to lack of follow up rehabilitation in the post-operative period. An osteoarthritic hip joint is likely to cause a degree of pain and disability for a year or more before the person comes to operation. read more
By: William Davis | 2011-10-13 | Health and safety As much as possible, doctors advise patients to put off hip replacement because a worn-out or defective hip device is difficult to remove. read more
By: Katherine Russel | 2011-08-23 | Health and safety A hip replacement surgery is an invasive surgical procedure which involves the removal of the damaged and irreparable parts of the hip and replaced by an artificial hip replacement device. When a hip operation is done, read more
By: William Davis | 2011-07-19 | Health and safety Irreparable injury to the joint is usually corrected surgically through a total joint replacement procedure. Degenerative and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), selective bone fractures (e.g femoral neck fracture, hip fracture), and congenital hip disorders are some of the disorders which ultimately leads to progressive loss of joint function and experience of pain may need a permanent pain managemen read more
By: jonny wagh | 2011-03-31 | Health & Fitness Pain in joints is a common problem that an individual has to face when he gets old. This painful condition of the joints has been medically termed as arthritis. Almost everyone is attacked by it as so... read more