Living with a recalled implant: a qualitative study of patients' experiences with ASR hip resurfacing arthroplasty.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite all the attention when the ASR prosthesis was recalled, patients with ASR-HRA did not report themselves negatively affected by the recall in this group of patients where a majority had actively sought for an HRA procedure. The healthcare system has an obligation to continue the annual exams, even if the implant provider does not continue reimbursement.
PMID: 33407687 [PubMed]

Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - January 6, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Bitar C, Krupic F, Felländer-Tsai L, Crnalic S, Wretenberg P Tags: Patient Saf Surg Source Type: research