Tuesday 28 February 2012

Metal hip implants checks urged

28 February 2012
Last updated at 16:49












The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says 49,000 patients are in the risk group


The government's health regulator has advised that patients who have undergone large head metal-on-metal hip replacements should be monitored annually for life.
The new advice comes as a joint BBC Newsnight and British Medical Journal

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