
The Food and Drug Administration said from 2006 to 2008 it received 35 reports of severe cartilage damage in patients who were given pain pumps after joint surgery. Nearly all the reports involved patients who had shoulder surgery; more than half needed additional surgery, including joint replacement. Now, federal regulators are demanding changes to labels on the devices.
The Companies making pain pumps have 30 days to propose language that includes a warning about the potential for cartilage destruction, according to an FDA spokeswoman.
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