Study says the pain from MOM Hips is coming from tissue damage as a result of metal wear

MOM HIPS: UNEXPLAINED PAIN PROBABLY TISSUE DAMAGE (Orthopedics This Week)
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers have revealed the results of their new study showing that the cause of unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients is more likely to be tissue damage than wear of the implant. The study was performed by Dr. Danyal Nawabi, an orthopedic surgery fellow, along with research collaborators from HSS.
The research group, which did not have any ties to hip implant manufacturers, was led by Douglas Padgett, M.D., chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement ...


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