A recently released study has suggested that the latest innovations in total hip and knee replacement devices provide virtually no benefits to patients and may in fact boost the likelihood that they will suffer serious complications that put their health in jeopardy. These revelations follow an onslaught of litigation surrounding... Read more »

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. is facing another lawsuit alleging NexGen knee problems. The lawsuit filed by Richard and Lois Evans claims that Zimmer launched an aggressive marketing campaign that did not inform them of the risks associated with the artificial knee implant. The New York residents allege severe complications as a... Read more »

New research on total knee arthroplasty with prosthetic implants indicates that up to a third of all patients may be having unnecessary surgery, putting recipients at greater risk for health problems and incapacitating complications. The study was conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where researchers examined the records of... Read more »

Research recently presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has shed new light on the reasons behind a large proportion of surgical revision procedures in patients who have previously undergone total knee replacements. The study was undertaken in an effort to explain the increase in... Read more »

Research recently presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has shed new light on the reasons behind the numbers of surgical revision procedures in patients who have previously undergone total knee replacements. The study was undertaken in an effort to explain the increase in revision... Read more »