Metal hip implants, the subject of thousands of consumer lawsuits, will have to navigate a longer U.S. review process and should only be offered to patients after safer options are considered, ...

Settling a long-running legal dispute, Johnson & Johnson will pay $120 million to resolve claims by state prosecutors that the health care giant falsely marketed hip-implant devices. New York Attorney ...

FDA responds to concerns about all-metal hip implants Advisory panel review set for June 27-28 Review could lead to more rigorous standards March 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court approved the multicounty litigation designation of state court litigation against Johnson & Johnson and Depuy Synthes Sales for injuries allegedly caused by Pinnacle metal ...

From the recalls last of the DePuy Orthopaedics ASR XL acetabular system and the ASR hip resurfacing system to FDA's recent order that all metal-on-metal hip implant manufacturers conduct postmarket ...

WASHINGTON -- Metal hip replacements implanted in a half-million Americans may be failing earlier than expected, but it could be years before U.S. health regulators have a clear picture of the problem ...

Thousands of hip replacement patients may be at risk of metal poisoning due to hidden wear and tear of the implants used, campaigners have warned. Issues stem from a type of 'flexible' prosthesis used ...

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study has found.