Data reported last week in The Lancet provides “unequivocal evidence” that metal-on-metal hip devices fail more often than alternatives and that they shouldn’t be used for stemmed total hip replacements, researchers from the United Kingdom concluded.
The devices were linked to a notably higher five-year revision rate of 6.2%, compared to metal-on-polyethylene or ceramic-on-ceramic hips with five-year revision rates of 2% or lower, based on an...