Hip Implants

VeriChip (CHIP), the company that markets a microchip implant that links to your online health records, has acquired Steel Vault (SVUL), a credit monitoring and anti-identity theft company. The combined company will operate under a new name: PositiveID. The all-stock transaction will leave PositiveID in charge of a burgeoning empire of identity, health and microchip implant businesses that will only encourage its critics. The most obvious...  

To understand some of the possible causes of hip bone pain it's important to understand how the hip bone is constructed. The thigh bone (femur) leads the to the pelvis and at the very end the bone is shaped like a ball. The pelvis has a recessed area (socket) that accommodates the ball on the femur. Hence, the term ball and socket joint. This ball and socket arrangement allows the joint a great deal of flexibility and is protected against...  

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, bone disorders that are more prevalent in Japan than in Western countries will limit surgeon adoption of implant technologies over the next five years. MRG's Japanese Markets for Large-Joint Reconstructive Implants 2010 report finds however, growth of hip and unicondylar knee resurfacing implant...  

Gayle with her Granddaughter and DaughterGayle’s Miracle Fund“It Takes a Village” A local group of friends are enlisting the help of the community for a dear friend who is dire need of hip replacement surgery after almost two years of debilitating, chronic pain.Gayle LaVal, a resident of Graton, is a 60 year old single grandmother. She is one of many middle class people in our country who have paid into the system and carried health insurance...  

Surgeon introduces unique alternative to total hip replacement at CHCBattle Creek EnquirerAll-metal total hip replacements reduce joint wear by 97-percent compared to total hip implants containing these plastic sockets. Dr. Richard Hartman is an ...and more »  

Mechanical Testing of Orthopaedic Implants - Biomet Case Study by Lloyd ...Azom.comSet up for evaluating an acetabular cup/hip implant. Knee replacements are less common than hip replacements, with around 70000 being performed in England ...  

Stryker Trident Squeaking Hip Problems Plague Many After Hip ReplacementAboutLawsuits.comThe Stryker Trident cup hip implants have been identified as the leading squeaky hip by many experts. Researchers who presented a study involving the ...  

Orthopedists Fail To Disclose PaymentsWall Street Journal... Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, by comparing the doctors' disclosures against a similar list published by five makers of hip and knee implants. ...Doctors' disclosure list less complete than industry'sBoston GlobeDoctors Fail to Report $12 Million in Industry Fees at MeetingBloombergall 20 news articles »  

KIMA CBS 29US has no good system to track medical implantsThe Associated PressIn 2006 alone, surgeons implanted a million hip and knee replacements, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. That number is expected to ...FDA's Medical Device Recall System is Deeply Flawed, Experts SayAttorney at Lawall 194 news articles »  

The Associated PressJ&J ekes out profit rise despite sales dropThe Associated PressGrowth has been slowing for joint replacement products such as knee and hip implants — hardly a luxury for older folks suffering from pain and reduced ...and more »  

Ortho SuperSiteUltrasound-based Navigation and 3D CT Compared in Acetabular Cup PositionOrtho SuperSiteFurthermore, there were no postoperative complications such as dislocations of the hip, loosening of implants, or local complications. ...  

Jerkovic still assisting othersThe Desert SunNow the UCSD grad works for Zimmer Distribution Intermed, a worldwide orthopedic implant supplier based in La Verne. He sells implants for knee and hip ...and more »