MicroPort Orthopedics Profemur Modular Neck Hip Implant Failure Recall (The Legal Examiner)
Another metal hip implant fiasco and recall has hit the airways and garnered the strongest warning/recall from the FDA.
The FDA recently announced the Profemur hip recall for the Long Cobalt Chrome 8 Degree Varus/Valgus Modular Neck, noting that it is a Class I medical device recall.
11,000 Affected Profemur Modular Neck Components
There are high rates of hip implant fractures has led to the recall of nearly 11,000 Profemur Varus/Valgus modular neck components for artificial hip replacement systems.
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