Thousands of women worldwide are consulting their doctors about health concerns due to faulty silicone breast implants made by the now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). Women ...

(HealthDay)—Compared with high-density porous polyethylene (HDPPE) implant materials, sphere-templated poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (poly[HEMA]) tissue scaffold stimulates a minimal inflammatory ...

MARSEILLE, France – The computer records were scrubbed, inspectors said there was no mention of industrial silicone in quality-control documents, and an employee at the factory in southern France said ...

(HealthDay)—For older patients, small-head cemented metal-on-polyethylene implants are the cost-effective choice for total hip replacements, according to a study recently published in Value in Health.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A defective silicone gel breast implant manufactured by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) is seen near ...

The founder of the company - Poly Implant Prothese or PIP was arrested Thursday in an early-morning police raid on his luxury home in the south of France. The PIP implants have been the center of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — A presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting made a case for using cemented ...

MARSEILLE/PARIS (Reuters) - The founder of a French breast implant company was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for hiding the true nature of the sub-standard silicone used in implants ...

Polyethylene, particularly ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), remains the predominant polymeric bearing material in total joint arthroplasty owing to its favourable combination of ...

The controversy reveals that we wrongly assume, with dangerous implications for public health, that women who get breast implants must be rich. A Venezuelan woman sits next to the two PIP breast ...