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valval
valval Member Posts: 14,911
edited 25. May 2011, 10:04 in Community Chit-chat archive
look now about hips
val

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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    they were talking about metal on metal hip joints and how they having to remove a certain type (they used mainly in the young 30ish) as metal on metal causing problems very interesting val
    val
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thank you Val. Missed it unfortunately. I wonder if anyone else can add more information?


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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I saw the programme, and it's worrying for anyone who has had one of these metal on metal type of hip replacements in the past. A lot of them have failed because the metal has worn away, causing problems. Apparently, it is only one particular type which is now having to be replaced.
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  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Joans right it was one sort it can cause higher levels of metals in the blood that's one way they can detect there is a problem, like all things medical and mechanical there can be design faults that only come out years later, they did say it was only a small % of those fitted but if your worried then I would go to your GP and have a word.

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