February 26, 2015 - Could a Simple Test Detect Metal Sensitivity Prior to Metal Hip Implantation? A 2012 article on Drugs.com noted that testing patients to determine whether they were especially sensitive to metals prior to receiving a metal hip implant could significantly cut down on the complications which arise from metal hypersensitivity. Although cobalt and chromium ions...

June 18, 2014 - A 2011 report showed twice the number of revisions for metal-on-metal hip implants than for other types, including ceramic, polyethylene and metal-on-plastic. Surgeons began realizing that the all-metal hip implants were responsible for fretting, corrosion and the release of cobalt and chromium ions into the body.

May 28, 2014 - The FDA notes receipt of 16,800 adverse reports associated with metal-on-metal hip replacement devices between 2000 and 2011.¹⁰ More than 14,000 of those adverse reports involved revision surgery to remove a failing metal hip implant. During 2011, another 12,137 metal-on-metal hip implant complaints were made to the FDA.¹⁰