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Study could lead to hip replacement improvements

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A recent study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers reveals the first comprehensive look at how metal-on-metal hip replacements can fail patients throughout the United States.

The largest archive of failed joint replacements made the research possible, and it should lead to doctors developing a better form of hip replacement to help future patients. The study was reported at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' annual meeting, which runs from February 7 through 11.

"What we learn about the effect of head size and learn about the effect of positioning these components, and certainly what we learn about the biologic reaction to metallic debris is going to help us understand problems in general with total joint replacements," said Timothy Wright, Kirby Chair of Orthopedic Biomechanics at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

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