Artificial hip recall. (Updates).(Brief Article)

FDA Consumer | November 1, 2001 | Copyright

Eight U.S. firms have voluntarily recalled some types of hip implants because they have a component that may crack. The affected component--the zirconia ceramic femoral head--is the ball portion of the prosthesis that connects the end of the large bone in the thigh to the pelvis.

The hip implant recall was initiated by French manufacturer St. Gobain Desmarquest in August because the femoral head was fracturing at a higher rate than expected in some patients 13 to 27 months after being implanted. St. Gobain Desmarquest distributes zirconia and alumina ceramic femoral ...

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