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(USGovernment-News.Com, November 24, 2013 ) WINSTON SALEM, NC – According to a report by The Associated Press, hip replacements have a 29 percent increased chance of failing in women than in men. Furthermore, a study involving U.S. patients that was funded by the US Food and Drug Administration, and published in the Journal of the American Medical Associations Internal Medicine journal, demonstrated that hip replacements were more likely to fail in women than in men.
The Associated Press report also indicated that women patients had an increased chance to require revision surgery doe to a hip implant failure during the first three years. In fact, the study indicated that the metal-on-metal hip implants actually failed twice as much in women than in men.
While research included over 35,000 surgeries at over 46 hospitals, over a time span of three years, it found that 2.3 percent of women, and 1.9 percent of men had undergone revision surgery due to broken bones, infection, instability, and loosening of the implant.
It is advised that patients researching hip implant surgeries obtain information regarding all medical devices. It is important not to pay attention to the marketing hype surrounding many of there products and find the best device specifically for your body.
Our hip replacement injury lawyers at Mike Lewis Attorneys understand the amount of pain and suffering, along with medical expenses relating to rehabilitation that a patient undergoing a hip implant revision surgeries goes through. We offer all injured victims free initial case evaluations when they contact our law firm for help.
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The personal injury lawyers at Mike Lewis Attorneys have a wealth of knowledge and experience in auto injury claims, premises liability, dangerous drug litigation, and product liability claims. A well-respected name in personal injury law, Mike Lewis Attorneys is committed to helping individuals who have been injured by the actions of another in the state of North Carolina. For more information, or for a free and confidential case evaluation, visit www.mikelewisattorneys.com or call 866-299-1769 today.
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