Metal hip replacements implanted since 2006 more prone to failure

Sounds like executives might have cut back on spending for quality control in order to make more money for themselves?

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/b-mhr042616.php

Public Release: 28-Apr-2016
Metal hip replacements implanted since 2006 more prone to failure
Higher rate of issues in manufacturing process since this date may be to blame, say researchers
BMJ

Metal on metal hip replacements implanted since 2006 are more prone to failure and the need for further surgery, finds research looking at revision rates at one hospital trust for the DePuy Pinnacle device, and published in the online journal BMJ Open.

A higher rate of manufacturing issues since 2006, with more than a third of hips manufactured outside the stated specifications, may be to blame, suggest the researchers.

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Before 2006, only five out of 43 hips (12%) failed to meet the manufacturer's product specification. But after 2006 more than a third (36%; 43 out of 118) failed to comply.

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