Information about Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
MedSun: Newsletter #58, March 2011

FDA Medical Devices: Implants and Prosthetics

In this website, the FDA describes hip implants, how metal-on-metal implants differ from other hip implants and gives information and recommendations for patients and physicians about the benefits and risks of these products.

Additional Information:

FDA Medical Devices: Implants and Prosthetics. Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants. February 10, 2011.
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/MetalonMetalHipImplants/default.htm