Latest News On DePuy Hip Replacement Recall
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010The hip replacement recall announced by DePuy Orthopaedics again brings about the question.. why do these products hit the market in the first place if they were known to be defective.. or did they know at the start at all?
Hearing about product recalls on late night news is no longer a shocker for most Americans. This kind of news is often aired in late night news, and people will simply go into their cabinets and throw the recalled product away. However, the recall of a hip replacement implant from Johnson & Johnson is not as simple as taking a bottle of pills out of the cupboard.
About 93,000 patients received the hip replacement device from DePuy all over the world. The DePuy hip replacement recall was because of a high rate of failure – the defects of the implant caused symptoms so severe, according to one study done in the United Kingdom 1 in 8 patients were shown to have had a second hip replacement surgery just within five years after getting the metal on metal hip replacement implant.
While the recall of implants and other devices are virtually not that dangerous, a hip replacement recall suggests a more uncertain and a much complicated scenario since most of the hip replacement recipients are older, possibly suffering from other medical conditions. If these older people would have to go through another hip surgery, the recovery process will be twice as cumbersome and twice as painful.
Some of the obvious symptoms of a failing DePuy hip replacement system include continuing pain around the hip, groin, leg, and the lower back of the patient. There were patients who complained hearing a clicking sound in the area where the hip implant was placed. DePuy hip replacement implant recipients also complained about there was a “weird” feeling every time they stand up or start to walk.
From 2007 to 2009, there were more than 70 patients who complained about the hip replacement implants. The only solution was to have the patients go through a second hip hip replacement surgery and additional treatments for the shreds of metal debris on the neighboring tissues and muscles caused by the metal on metal contact of the implant.
If you had hip replacement surgery in the last few years, check with your doctor if you had a DePuy hip replacement device. If you did, you can ask for compensation for physical damage, additional surgeries, and for your pain and suffering. Do not hesitate to file a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, call your attorney or any product liability lawyer who is experienced at handling cases like a hip replacement recall and present your case.
