The Safety of Hip Replacements
The Safety of Hip Replacements Like drugs, the jury is always out regarding the safety of surgical procedures. Often, the latest materials and techniques are hailed as “new and improved” yet later they’re found to be not only ineffective, but dangerous. On March 4, 2010 for example, the New York Times reported that “some of the nation’s leading orthopedic surgeons have reduced or stopped use of ‘metal-on-metal hip implants’, amid concerns that the devices are ...
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