Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Hi , I suspect that the only person who can answer your question is the OS you have been talking too.......... No other surgeon of repute that most of us know on this board has been able to supply any reports when asked......... nor has anyone found anything on the web despite years of searching............ I know my surgeon has been studying it for some time and doing his own research and he had no knowledge of this when I asked him in February............ As he is one of Australia's leading surgeons and would be working extensively with metal in his operations one would have thought if anyone knew he would.............. If metal screws are causing cancer I would think that the medical community would be in uproar as they are so extensively used these days in many broken bone mending procedures............ The company involved in making them would also be in serious trouble and it being reported on news world wide........... I have heard nothing on the news or any boards like this one............ So I really think you need to go back and ask for specific references from the horses mouth so to speak and what she is doing about alerting the medical community to this issue about metal screws........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > I went to an orthopedic surgeon yesterday with whom I would consult locally after having a resurfacing out of state (if I decide to do that). I asked her about the risk of cancer from a metal on metal device, and she said that there are reports in the medical literature of localized cancers (some bone, some soft tissue) associated with metal implants (although she was not aware of any specifically with hip resurfacings). She said she had two current patients who have localized cancers adjacent to metal screws. > > Does anyone know anything about this subject or know how to find such reports? > > on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Hi I have had a BHR. the question of cancer never really entered my head there was no alternative, but there 's been ongoing trials and improvements to the metal work and risks are low, being knocked down by a road vehicle is probably a thousand times greater.. Ask yourself is cancer in the family, this obviously increases the risk, if this is affirmative, people that need a replacement are usually the over fifties, this is also the age when the risk of cancer increases. My advice do it and live life to full, worry does no good at all, what if, is not a consideration, we all have things we regret, but having my resurface was certainly not one of them. Re: risk of cancer Hi , I suspect that the only person who can answer your question is the OS you have been talking too.......... No other surgeon of repute that most of us know on this board has been able to supply any reports when asked......... nor has anyone found anything on the web despite years of searching............ I know my surgeon has been studying it for some time and doing his own research and he had no knowledge of this when I asked him in February............ As he is one of Australia's leading surgeons and would be working extensively with metal in his operations one would have thought if anyone knew he would.............. If metal screws are causing cancer I would think that the medical community would be in uproar as they are so extensively used these days in many broken bone mending procedures............ The company involved in making them would also be in serious trouble and it being reported on news world wide........... I have heard nothing on the news or any boards like this one............ So I really think you need to go back and ask for specific references from the horses mouth so to speak and what she is doing about alerting the medical community to this issue about metal screws........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > I went to an orthopedic surgeon yesterday with whom I would consult locally after having a resurfacing out of state (if I decide to do that). I asked her about the risk of cancer from a metal on metal device, and she said that there are reports in the medical literature of localized cancers (some bone, some soft tissue) associated with metal implants (although she was not aware of any specifically with hip resurfacings). She said she had two current patients who have localized cancers adjacent to metal screws. > > Does anyone know anything about this subject or know how to find such reports? > > on ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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