Table 1 Simplified History of the ASR TM
From: Precaution, governance and the failure of medical implants: the ASR(TM) hip in the UK
| 2003 | ASR™ resurfacing introduced |
| 2007 | High revision rates reported by Australian Orthopaedic Association, National Joint Replacement Registry |
| 2008 | Subsequent reporting of high revision rates by Australian Orthopaedic Association, National Joint Replacement Registry |
| 2009 | First report of high revision rates in National Joint Registry of England and Wales |
| ASR™ withdrawn in Australia and New Zealand | |
| 2010 | MHRA issues MDA on all MoM implants noting a small number of patients have adverse reactions |
| DePuy release guidance on positioning | |
| MHRA issue MDA on positioning | |
| DePuy withdraw the ASR™ globally |