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# FDA Requires PMA/PDP for Metal Hip Joint Prosthesis
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-requires-pma-pdp-for-metal-hip-joint-prosthesis/
- Published: 2016-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T02:36:58.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5134816

*Federal Register* Final order: FDA is issuing a final order to require the filing of a PMA or a notice of completion of a product development protocol for the hip joint metal/metal semi-constrained, with a cemented acetabular component, prosthesis; and hip joint metal/metal semi-constrained, with an uncemented acetabular component, prosthesis. To view this notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-18/pdf/2016-03331.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).