Speaking With a Stryker Hip Attorney Could Improve Your Future

Patients who received a Stryker Rejuvenate or ABGII hip implant were likely dismayed to hear in July, 2012, that both models had been recalled. Stryker hip attorneys received hundreds of phone calls from frightened and angry implant recipients. After all, these patients had been assured that the Stryker hip implants were perfectly safe. Along with Stryker hip attorneys, most surgeons believed the new Stryker implant models were much safer than the “true” metal-on-metal implants due to the ceramic ball.

Unfortunately, a significant number of patients began having serious health problems following their Stryker hip implant surgery. After a number of these issues were reported to the FDA, Stryker hip attorneys watched carefully to determine whether a recall would follow. While Stryker issued an urgent field safety notice to hospitals and surgeons in April of 2012, the recall did not come until a few months later. Stryker stated the reason for the recall was a higher-than-normal risk of implant failure due to excess metal debris resulting from fretting and corrosion.

As any experienced Stryker hip attorney knows, these tiny metal ions can wreak havoc in the human body. When the ions lodge in hip tissues, pain, inflammation, tissue and bone deterioration and total hip failure can result. Stryker hip attorneys have a clear understanding of these symptoms as well as those resulting when the metal ions enter the bloodstream.  Cobalt and chromium ions in the bloodstream can result in many adverse health symptoms, including the development of pseudo-tumors, disruption of DNA, loss of hearing and vision, neurological, thyroid, renal, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular disorders and a litany of lesser—yet still serious—symptoms.

Stryker hip attorneys also heard from many patients who were forced to undergo revision surgery which is both risky and expensive. Revision surgery resulted in many patients being off work for as long as six weeks. Patients who spoke with a Stryker hip attorney found that with an aggressive advocate by their side, it was possible to pursue compensation for lost wages, medical expenses and pain and suffering. Stryker hip attorneys can help ensure that deadlines are not missed and can also thoroughly assess each individual situation in order to determine the best course of action.