Metal-On-Metal Hip Resurfacing Not Recommended in Women, New Study Finds

A new Lancet study recommends against metal-on-metal hip resurfacing procedures for women and smaller men due to high failure rates, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 A new study on metal-on-metal hip resurfacing finds “unacceptably high” failure rates in women, and recommends against the procedure for women and smaller men. Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports on the October 2, 2012 study published in The Lancet medical journal. The study analyzed data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales, and studied approximately 32,000 patients who underw
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