Thousands of hip replacement lawsuits have been filed against various device makers.
Metal on metal hip replacement recall.
If there s damage to your hip then you ll need revision surgery in which the metal on metal implants will be removed and new ones inserted.
Metal on metal hip replacements were designed with two specific potential advantages.
Known settlements amount to at least 2 2 billion.
Some patients who had a hip replacement prior to may 18 2016 may have received a metal on metal hip implant.
Side effects include allergic reactions metal poisoning infection nerve damage and bone loss.
Hip replacement lawsuits claim patients were left with serious side effects due to device design or defects.
Metal on metal mom hip implants have unique risks in addition to the general risks of all hip implants.
This may also involve fitting a femoral stem to fix the ball onto in a total hip replacement.
In a traditional metal and plastic hip replacement the socket is made of plastic that takes up space.
First the size of the ball of the ball and socket implant can be larger.
The fda has provided information for patients with a metal on metal hip implant.
Other causes of pain that can affect all types of hip replacement include loosening wear and infection.