Dr. Stephen Tower, Anchorage AK, discusses the risks associated with metal-on-metal hip implants during a Health Watch USA meeting on Feb 19, 2014. The presentation which gave a thorough review of the risk of these complications along with his personnel experience. Dr. Tower, was one of the first in the United States to point out the high revision and failure rates of some of these implants, including the development of cobalt poisoning in some of the recipients. The views of this presentation are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of Health Watch USA.
