Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early clinical and laboratory test results of ceramic-on-metal hip replacements demonstrated decreased wear and ...

A new type of artificial hip, more robust and longer lasting than conventional artificial joints, is to undergo clinical trials and could be available for patients within five years. These 'ceramic-on ...

DANBURY -- In his job as a custodian at Trumbull High School, David Bunnell has learned this one immutable law. "Whenever they call you, the call would be the farthest place from where I was,'' he ...

People who've had certain metal-on-metal hip implants are more likely to need the artificial joints replaced compared with more traditional hip implants, according to a new Canadian report. Hip ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A new type of Johnson & Johnson hip replacement may not provide a hoped-for advantage over current devices, U.S. reviewers said in documents released on Friday. The ...

An FDA advisory panel has recommended approval of a ceramic-on-metal hip replacement from Depuy Orthopaedics, Warsaw, Ind. It is believed the FDA will approve the new implant, the Pinnacle CoMplete ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is not much hard evidence that new artificial joint devices, including ceramic-on-ceramic bearings for hip replacement and high flexion knee replacement, are better ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ceramic-on-ceramic bearings have shown excellent long-term outcomes, with no osteolysis or adverse biological ...

Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) has had enough with metal-on-metal and ceramic-on-metal hips, disclosing that it will leave those business lines entirely behind by the end ...

March 12, 2012 — Metal-on-metal hip replacement implants fail at a higher rate within 5 years than implants made of other materials and should not be used in stemmed total hip replacement (THR) ...