Large diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements yield high failure rate, corrosion

     
 
 
Large diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements yield high failure rate, corrosion (OrthoSuperSite)
One recent investigation from U.K. researchers has found an “unacceptable” high rate of failure among large diameter, hybrid metal-on-metal hip replacements studied, according to results presented at the British Orthopaedic Association and Irish Orthopaedic Association Combined Meeting 2011 in Dublin.
According to study author Ben JRF Bolland, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Tr & Orth), the findings also noted evidence of high wear at the head and trunnion surface in retrieval components, ...