Posted on 02/01/2016 1:21:05 PM PST by originalbuckeye
Hip implants which have left thousands of British people in pain were manufactured incorrectly at a factory in Yorkshire, The Telegraph can reveal. One of the world’s largest hip replacement firms, DePuy, has admitted "an error in the measuring techniques" when making controversial metal-on-metal implants. Company bosses are now under intense pressure from victims of the hip scandal to answer in full questions on how long the firm was aware of the problem, amid claims that potentially faulty components were sold for years. This newspaper has previously disclosed how metal-on-metal hips have far higher wear rates than other implants, which means they may need to be replaced. Experts also claim that as the metal hips wear they can deposit toxic ions into the bloodstream. It was previously thought that the problem was caused by the materials used and by the hips' design – but documents seen by this newspaper now suggest that a potentially serious manufacturing problem may have compounded the issue. Leading health experts said that regulators should intervene. Stephen Cannon, honorary consultant at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and vice president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said that manufacturing issues could lead to problems. "If [parts of the implants] don't match, whether it be metal against metal or metal on plastic, then the wear rate goes up," said Mr Cannon. If the measurements were misjudged or inaccurate that could increase the risk of "high wear rate", he added. "We're not 100 per cent sure why DePuy have the problem more than anyone else. This could be contributory, without any doubt." Orthopaedic surgeon, Prof Tim Briggs, who is the former president of the British Orthopaedic Association, said a "mismatch in size"could cause debris to break off the implant components and enter the bloodstream.
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Replaced all of the “ and ‘, but some are still wonky symbols. Sorry.
Trump sadly backs single-payer, as well. (And no, this is not “spin,” Trump said he backed single payer, unequivocally, in a recent interview.
Trump has many interesting qualities, but he’s dead wrong on socialized medicine.
Spin.
Won’t work.
(And no, this is not “spin,†Trump said he backed single payer, unequivocally, in a recent interview.
“Spin”
So I guess Rush Limbaugh was spinning today when he called out Trump for Trump’s support of socialized single-payer TrumpCare?
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/02/01/my_problem_with_trump_on_health_care
And Trump was spinning when Trump himself called for universal, single-payer, healthcare:
Seriously, Trump says some great things. But he is not correct when it comes to universal health care.
Trump does not back single payer. And yes it is your spin.
Those poor people. Horrible.
I guess I will side with the ultra-liberal Rush Limbaugh on this one.
And Trump will go along with single payer.
This problem with the DuPay hip replacement began in 2010. I had this implant put in in January 2010 and it was recalled in August 2010. My ortho and I have been “watching” it every year -—they do x-rays to check placement and to see if if there is any degeneration. They also do extensive blood tests to determine if any metal “leavings” show up. So far, so good. The failure rate for this particular implant is around 4%. Not high, but it was higher than normal titanium implants, so that is why it was recalled. I’m on a “claim” status with DuPay, who pays for this yearly checkup on the implant, as well as cover any surgery in the event that sucker fails within the next 10 years and I have to get it replaced.
This was made for the NHS and private UK medicine by a private company.
He just think it works tremendously well in Canada and Scotland.
Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
“Centimeters? I thought we were making them in inches.”
:-)
If this is the same DePUY (thanks, when I was writing the reply I was “flying blind”) implant -and I’d have to look up the model/ID number, that means that NIS is 6 years behind the curve in getting the latest technology, somewhat flawed that it was......
Sigh....Not NIS, but NHS....sheesh....
When he says everybody is going to be cared for he does not mean universal health care. Notice more than once when the reporter said universal health care Trump did not say yes. He just said that everyone will be cared for.
We are all already paying for the health care of the low income patients at hospital emergency rooms where the cost is much higher and waiting times are deadly. Getting rid of the illegals will lessen that load but creating an insurance scheme that normalizes health and wellness for the poor at a much more reasonable cost like CHAMPUS or TRICARE makes sense.
For all the rest of us Trump will allow HSAs or enable insurers to subscribe across state lines so that their will be hundreds of competing insurers instead of the handful in each state that we have now.
People that fear Trump find it to easy to make stuff up to justify their fears.
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