It is important for people to know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) begins a 2 day inquiry into whether there are better ways for doctors and patients to monitor the risks involved with all-metal replacement hips. Although such replacement hips seemed  like a very good alternative just  a few years ago, it is now a fact that many such replacements fail far too early and shed tiny pieces of metal into the patient’s body. As a result, often these defective products must be replaced because they cause muscle and tissue damage, and high levels of toxic metal  in the patient’s blood. Serious questions will be asked,  such as how were these products approved, and what did the manufacturers know  when they marketed their products.