eshrag
11-25-2018, 05:39 PM
Dai Greene says there should be more information so patients can weigh up risks
• Revealed: how faulty implants harm patients worldwide (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/25/revealed-faulty-medical-implants-harm-patients-around-world)
• Why we’re examining the implants industry (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/25/from-orange-bags-to-essure-why-were-examining-implants-industry)
One of Britain’s most successful athletes was forced to sit out an entire Olympic cycle after suffering serious complications from mesh implants used to repair a minor hernia.
Dai Greene, a world champion hurdler who captained the Great Britain athletics team at the 2012 London Olympics (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/09/london-2012-dai-green-olympics), lost five years of his career after the surgery, which he was told would allow him to return to the track within weeks.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/25/hernia-mesh-implants-cost-top-british-athlete-five-years-career-dai-greene)
• Revealed: how faulty implants harm patients worldwide (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/25/revealed-faulty-medical-implants-harm-patients-around-world)
• Why we’re examining the implants industry (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/25/from-orange-bags-to-essure-why-were-examining-implants-industry)
One of Britain’s most successful athletes was forced to sit out an entire Olympic cycle after suffering serious complications from mesh implants used to repair a minor hernia.
Dai Greene, a world champion hurdler who captained the Great Britain athletics team at the 2012 London Olympics (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/09/london-2012-dai-green-olympics), lost five years of his career after the surgery, which he was told would allow him to return to the track within weeks.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/25/hernia-mesh-implants-cost-top-british-athlete-five-years-career-dai-greene)