DO YOU HAVE A DEFECTIVE HIP REPLACEMENT?
Pittman, Dutton & Hellums, P.C. is currently representing individuals across America that have metal-on-metal hip implants and were injured as a result of being implanted with this hip replacement device.
Metal-on-metal implants are hip replacement components that have both a metal ball and a metal socket. These implants are prematurely failing at unusually high rates causing metal ions to be released from the implant into the blood stream which can cause pain, pseudo tumors, and often requires revision surgery.
Metal-on-metal implants are hip replacement components that have both a metal ball and a metal socket. These implants are prematurely failing at unusually high rates causing metal ions to be released from the implant into the blood stream which can cause pain, pseudo tumors, and often requires revision surgery.
PROBLEMS WITH METAL ON METAL HIP IMPLANTS
Many patients are having unexplained intense hip, thigh and groin pain, component loosening, component misalignment, difficulty walking or standing, loss of muscle mass, bone fractures, dislocation, and infections. Additionally, patients with metal-on-metal hip implants are subjected to increased risk of metallosis (toxic cobalt levels), ALVAL (aseptic lymphocyte dominated vasculitis associated lesion), which is an adverse tissue reaction to metal particles and ions, and pseudotumors (a soft tissue mass that may be the result of a toxic reaction to an excess of particulate metal wear debris) from cobalt metal ions released from the implant into the blood stream.
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES REVEAL HIGHER THAN EXPECTED REVISION RATES
Artificial hip implant surgery is one of the most common joint replacement procedures in America. It is estimated that there are over 250,000 hip implant surgeries performed every year in the United States. It is believed that one-third of patients from 2003-2011 received a metal-on-metal hip implant. New studies have revealed that some metal-on-metal implants are failing early at extra ordinary rates.
In March 2011, the British Orthopedic Association held its annual conference where they discussed the recalled DePuy ASR XL device, but warned that all metal-on-metal hip devices with any large diameter may also be showing similar results.
Researchers at the meeting presented new revision rates of metal-on-metal hips. Results of the DePuy ASR XL hip device showed a 21% revision rate at 4 years (potentially rising to 35% if all currently known painful implants progress to revision) to 49% at 6 years. Results for other devices showed a revision or impending revision rate of 12 – 15 % at 5 years.
These statistics are alarming since functioning hip implants are marketed to last up to 15 years before requiring revision surgery.
In March 2011, the British Orthopedic Association held its annual conference where they discussed the recalled DePuy ASR XL device, but warned that all metal-on-metal hip devices with any large diameter may also be showing similar results.
Researchers at the meeting presented new revision rates of metal-on-metal hips. Results of the DePuy ASR XL hip device showed a 21% revision rate at 4 years (potentially rising to 35% if all currently known painful implants progress to revision) to 49% at 6 years. Results for other devices showed a revision or impending revision rate of 12 – 15 % at 5 years.
These statistics are alarming since functioning hip implants are marketed to last up to 15 years before requiring revision surgery.
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