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Reading, Pa. Lawsuits: DePuy Metal on Metal Hip Implants

Hip replacement is for people with hip joint damage from arthritis or injury. Followed by rehabilitation, hip replacement can relieve pain and restore range of motion and function to your hip joint.

Recently some makers of hip implants like DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, are under fire following a hip replacement recall that affects two of their products. One hip implant system was never approved in the United States so that is not your concern; but the other, an ASR hip cup implant has worldwide approval.

The problem with the DePuy metal on metal hip implants is they are under increased scrutiny because the hip cup can generate large amounts of metallic debris as they wear.

The hip implant devices, whose ball-and-socket joints are made from metals like cobalt and chromium, were initially thought to be more durable than previous types of hip implants.

Metal debris can be absorbed by soft tissues and also in the bloodstream causing severe inflammation, pain in muscles and joints, headaches, mental confusion, short-term memory loss, gastrointestinal upsets, food intolerances/allergies, vision problems, and chronic fatigue.

DePuy Metal on Metal Hip Replacement

Why are some hip implant makers' medical devices more prone to metal debris than others? Some orthopedic experts argue that certain hip implant makers were hustling to get the medical devices to the marketplace and therefore designed substandard metal to metal hip implants. Other experts believe that surgeons are at fault, even if the implant is well designed.

Whatever the problems—the patient suffers.

If you live in Reading, Pa. and suffer serious pain or must have, or already had, another surgery due to the DePuy metal on metal hip replacement, then contact Anapol Schwartz law firm. Their defective hip replacement attorneys live, work, and play in Reading and are at your service. Ask for a free legal consultation.