People with osteoarthritis pain may find Pilates helful, medical expert says. Osteoarthritis is a disease that is prone to hip replacement such as DePuy which has faced several complaints for being defective and has become the subject of many lawsuits for which first DePuy hip recall trials is being scheduled.

Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that usually affects the cartilage. Cartilage is the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint, according to the National Institute of Ar...

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There are around 93,000 recipients of DePuy’s ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System worldwide when they were pulled back from the market in August 2010 following the release of data showing defectiveness in one out of eight patients to whom they were implanted.  A good news for the makers of metal-on-metal hip products was recently reported. German and American researchers have found a layer of “graphitic carbon” on the head of all-metal hip products, new study sho...
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Because of the incapacitating nature of arthritis, surgeons have explored various means of treating the disease. For treatment of the pain and maintenance of joint movement, many patients are recommended to undergo surgery. Report says that if the root cause of osteoarthritis is treated, many hip replacement surgeries are avoidable.
 
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder. It is also known as the “wear and tear” arthritis, degenerative joint disease and hypertrophic arthriti...
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Health-related concerns surrounding metal-on-metal hip implants started when the device was believed harmful to users, published reports say.  More than a few orthopedic agencies have taken action on this matter. It was written in news write-ups that the US House of Representatives have requested an investigation on metal-on-metal hip replacements.
 
With the release of a more advanced hip design, the metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implant was set aside. Using of the MoM resumed when the metal-on-po...
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The defective hip implants manufactured by DePuy has caused a lot of damage than expected. The victims underwent countless episodes of pain and difficulty in movement because of the malfunctioning product, not to mention the feeling of an unworthy investment over an operation that is supposed to be directed at their best interests.

Because of this major concern, thousands of people from all over the globe raised their angry frustrations to the faulty work of DePuy. This has also resulted to co...
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