kiddthekatt
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Hi;
I copied this from another site forum after reading it. I bought the May issue of "O" magazine and read it for myself. Surprsingly enough, I didn't find not 1 of the 3 OSs I used on any of the websites.
Something of interest to us all:
"A government investigation turns up payola between joint makers and orthopedic surgeons."
You can find the complete article on page 194 of the May 2008 issue of O Magazine. It details how doctors have been given "consulting fees" by the makers of the implants they use to replace our knees with...even if it may not have been the best choice for the patient! The U.S. Department of Justice investigation implicated the TOP 5 medical device makers, which accounts for nearly 95% of the knee and hip replacements on the market.
This is something we all need to be aware of, you can check for yourself to see if your doctor or medical center was involved. I did. You will be surprised at how much these doctors were paid, and for what, travel expense, food, even gifts! The article goes on to tell you that you can check yourself to see if your doctor was involved:
"So how do you check up on your surgeon? As part of the agreement, the five companies-Zimmer, DePuy Orthopaedics, Smith & Nephew, Biomet Orthopedics, and Stryker Orthopaedics-must post consultants' names and how much they've been paid on their Web sites through 2009. You can put your mind at ease by first looking for your orthopedic surgeon's name on the Web site of the implant he recommends, says Kassirer (click on Company Consultants-Identification and Payments). And get a second opinion regarding which hip or knee implant is the best fit."
I copied this from another site forum after reading it. I bought the May issue of "O" magazine and read it for myself. Surprsingly enough, I didn't find not 1 of the 3 OSs I used on any of the websites.
Something of interest to us all:
"A government investigation turns up payola between joint makers and orthopedic surgeons."
You can find the complete article on page 194 of the May 2008 issue of O Magazine. It details how doctors have been given "consulting fees" by the makers of the implants they use to replace our knees with...even if it may not have been the best choice for the patient! The U.S. Department of Justice investigation implicated the TOP 5 medical device makers, which accounts for nearly 95% of the knee and hip replacements on the market.
This is something we all need to be aware of, you can check for yourself to see if your doctor or medical center was involved. I did. You will be surprised at how much these doctors were paid, and for what, travel expense, food, even gifts! The article goes on to tell you that you can check yourself to see if your doctor was involved:
"So how do you check up on your surgeon? As part of the agreement, the five companies-Zimmer, DePuy Orthopaedics, Smith & Nephew, Biomet Orthopedics, and Stryker Orthopaedics-must post consultants' names and how much they've been paid on their Web sites through 2009. You can put your mind at ease by first looking for your orthopedic surgeon's name on the Web site of the implant he recommends, says Kassirer (click on Company Consultants-Identification and Payments). And get a second opinion regarding which hip or knee implant is the best fit."
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