The effectiveness of knee replacement surgery was in the news today, when the BBC and Independent reported that more evidence was needed on the long-term safety of knee implants.
The news, which follows recent reports on the safety of PIP breast implants and certain metal hip implants, is based on a report on knee replacement surgery published in The Lancet medical journal. It argued that although knee replacement surgery is highly successful as a treatment for osteoarthritis, there is a need for more long-term monitoring of surgery outcomes and steps to ensure that patients selected for surgery are suitable.
In addition, the report’s authors say that new implant designs are... read more