Titanium hip implants expected to last decades snapped in hundreds of patients

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Over the past two decades, more than 750 Profemur titanium hip implants have fractured at the neck, an attorney for the manufacturer has said in court. But it took years before the parts were recalled, our investigation with partner site KFF Health News found. Watch our two-part segment on "CBS Mornings" with CBS News consumer investigative national correspondent Anna Werner reports.

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