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Women More Prone To Hip Implant Failure, Says Study

A new study suggests that women who underwent a hip replacement were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years.

The study also found that failure rate of metal-on-metal hips was almost twice as high for...

Maryland DePuy Hip Lawsuit Withdrawn

In a surprise move, the plaintiff in the first of more than 10,000 lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy subsidiary over allegedly faulty hip...