NJR research finds metal-on-metal hip replacement patients are at no more risk of developing cancer in seven years following surgery (National Joint Registry)
A study commissioned by the National Joint Registry, published online at bmj.com today (British Medical Journal, Wednesday 4 April), confirms that patients who have had a metal-on-metal hip replacement are at no more risk of developing cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population. The authors of the research add that a longer study is required, to monitor incidences for cancers that take many years to develop...
