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Recalled Hip Replacements: Navigating Treatment Options and Optimizing Patient Care –– Orthopedic Associates
Recalled Hip Replacements:
Navigating Treatment Options and Optimizing Patient Care
By Brian Larkin, M.D., Orthopedic Associates, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazines
Modern total hip arthroplasty (THA) had its origins under the leadership of Sir John Charnley, working in England in the mid 1960s. From his initial ideas came reproducible, durable results for end stage arthritis of the hip. Fast forward 50 years and the world of hip replacement has seen accelerated growth, novel innovations, and advances that Sir Charnley himself likely could not have envisioned. Along with progress made, there have been setbacks, making it difficult to turn on the television nowadays without seeing advertisements about recalled hip implants. […]