Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Recall Animation

There has been a lot of buzz about the DePuy Hip Replacement Implant Recalls, but few visual aids are available to help people understand the mechanism behind the implant failure.

In order to provide attorneys and physicians with the tools needed to help explain this effectively to the people with these implants and their families, MediVisuals has created the Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Recall Animation Series. The first of this series focuses on 1. the metal on metal wear and 2. how placement of the acetabular component at too steep an angle significantly increases the pounds/mm2 pressure on the devices resulting in increasing friction and metal discharge into the joint space.

To read more about this mechanism, please visit - http://blog.medivisuals.com/
For more information on this animation and MediVisuals, please visit - http://www.medivisuals.com/hip-implant-edge-loading-metallosis.aspx

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• DePuy hip litigation
• hip transplant
• pseudotumor
• DePuy video
• hip implant recall
• metallosis
• DePuy ASR
• hip replacement recall
• edge loading

[susan8443]

after watching and reading about metal on metal im going to see my docter as since I had a hip replacment in 1993 Ive never been the same since with problems of pain, my left hip feels like there are bits of glass inside, and pain all down my two buttocks, being treated for my right hip inflamation, and other related problems.. How do I go about having a blood test, I find that doctors do not listen to you, thanks susan

[spiritbear26]

Thanks, that the best animation (and explaination) of edgeloading -- this will be very helpful for patients thinking about joint replacement.

[AllAboutHipSurgery]

A really clear animation showing the problems associated with metal-on-metal implants. Thanks for posting

[jeffweissman]

no sound?

[KingdomOfEgypt]

Amazing animation & information .... thanks

[pamelamaun]

Great video - thanks for sharing this. I'll definitely be linking to it from my site