"media spin" to cover reductions in hip, knee replacements

(link) The medical device industry does not "own up" to post-market failures.

Joint replacements are the #1 expenditure of Medicare.

IOM 7/29/11 stated that the FDA 510(k) should be scrapped.
No post-market independent registry.
No warranty on product.
Industry entitlement from state court justice.
Patient/consumer stakeholders restricted from voting in FDA advisory panels.
Direct-to-consumer misleading advertising.