Metal-on-metal implants long-lasting, potentially dangerous (Healio)
The European Commission recently released a fact sheet detailing the advantages, disadvantages and potential health risks for patients who opt for metal-on-metal hip implants.
In the fact sheet, the European Commission’s (EC’s) Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) summarized its standings on “The safety of metal-on-metal (MoM) joint replacements with a particular focus on hip implants.”
According to committee, metal-on-metal joint implants may help solve a number of dysfunctions related...
