The Exactech recall started in August 2021, when the company announced an issue with the packaging of their ankle and knee replacement devices. The vacuum bags containing the devices lacked a second barrier layer with ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), which helps to provide oxygen resistance. Over ...
Several different models of hip replacement implants have been pulled from the market due to negative side effects and complications reported to the FDA but only Exactech products are the focus of current litigation. In June 2021, Exactech issued a recall for certain GXL Liners used in Novation...
Initially, the company recalled its GXL Connexion liners in June 2021 and later expanded the recall to all hip liners. In August 2021, the company issued a recall for its knee and ankle implants. By early 2024, Exactech also voluntarily recalled its shoulder replacement devices. The FDA clas...
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We recall the times when we cried UNCLE and planned for our hip replacement surgery, feeling like a dog or cat going to the vet…heart pounding, an out of body experience. The search and mission of finding the right surgeon, researching the right procedures for us and connecting with ...
Fast-track program of elective joint replacement in hip and knee-patients’ experiences of the clinical pathway and care process. J Orthop Surg Res. 2019;14(1):1–8. Article Google Scholar Ansari D, Gianotti L, Schröder J, Andersson R. Fast-track surgery: procedure-specific aspects and...
Number of responses for each treatment recommended (surgery types were arthroscopic labral repair or total joint replacement, whereas other treatment options were acupuncture, rest, stretching, and steroid injections). Discussion The main objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hip ...
Three hundred lower limb radiographs of patients who had been diagnosed with knee OA and had undergone total knee replacement arthroplasty between January 2012 and December 2022 at the Seoul Medical Center were used to develop the deep learning models. Additionally, extended temporal validation data, ...
Hip replacement lawyers have successfully sued hip implant makers on behalf of thousands of patients who suffered painful complications from faulty devices.
UK-based medical technology company Smith & Nephew recently announced that the first total hip replacement using their newRI.Hip Modelerand the first-ever RI.Hip Navigation procedure on the Cori Surgical System were performed at Duke University in 2022. The RE.Hip Modeler is a preoperative planning...