Durom Implants Recalled Leading to Class Action Lawsuit
As we age, our bodies don't operate the way that they used to. Every day it's just a little harder to get out of bed, and there are new aches and pains to behold. But for some of us, the pain is deeper than that. Joint pain and deterioration can be debilitating to the point that it robs us of our ability to walk and care for ourselves. As we live longer and more active lives, joints which weren't meant to take 60 or 70 years of heavy use start to wear out.
If you've ever had joint pain bad enough for the need or a replacement, you know how difficult it can be to have so much pain that even walking within your own home can become impossible. This is why artificial replacements for knee and hip joints were invented. If you have had a hip replaced, keep reading for more information on the Durom implant recall.
A hip replacement, like the Durom implant, can greatly improve quality of life for many patients. A patient who could not walk or care for themselves due to extreme pain will be able to take part in many of the activities that they have long enjoyed. The biggest drawback to a hip replacement is their limited lifespan. Due to the nature of their task and the stress put upon them, they tend to fail and need replacement themselves within ten years. For a patient in their 70's, this is less of a concern, but for an active younger patient, perhaps in their 50's, this ensures the prospect of at least one future surgery, if not two.
This is why the Durom implant was invented. It was sold to doctors as a good hip replacement for their patients under the promise that it was longer lasting than a standard implant. A normal hip replacement implant will last around ten years before it begins to wear and needs to be replaced. For a younger patient, this will mean that they may need as many as three hip replacements over the course of their lifetime. The Durom implant was supposed to last substantially longer, lasting for longer than ten years and making further surgery unnecessary. For a younger patient, a longer lasting implant would of course be the ideal.
Unhappily for patients who received the Durom implant with these claims, this promise has not held up to scrutiny. At one clinic where the implants were used, twelve percent of those patients receiving them needed to have them removed and replaced within two years. This is a failure rate that is much higher than a standard implant, and is much worse than the promise of the company. They chalk the high rate up to surgeon error, but in the controlled setting of their clinical tests, the implants failed within two years for seven percent of patients, which is still very high.
Because of the high failure rate of the Durom implant, a class action law suit is being considered for those with failed implants, or for those who have this type of implant which has not yet failed. If you or a loved one has received a hip implant before July 2008, contact your doctor. - 17268
If you've ever had joint pain bad enough for the need or a replacement, you know how difficult it can be to have so much pain that even walking within your own home can become impossible. This is why artificial replacements for knee and hip joints were invented. If you have had a hip replaced, keep reading for more information on the Durom implant recall.
A hip replacement, like the Durom implant, can greatly improve quality of life for many patients. A patient who could not walk or care for themselves due to extreme pain will be able to take part in many of the activities that they have long enjoyed. The biggest drawback to a hip replacement is their limited lifespan. Due to the nature of their task and the stress put upon them, they tend to fail and need replacement themselves within ten years. For a patient in their 70's, this is less of a concern, but for an active younger patient, perhaps in their 50's, this ensures the prospect of at least one future surgery, if not two.
This is why the Durom implant was invented. It was sold to doctors as a good hip replacement for their patients under the promise that it was longer lasting than a standard implant. A normal hip replacement implant will last around ten years before it begins to wear and needs to be replaced. For a younger patient, this will mean that they may need as many as three hip replacements over the course of their lifetime. The Durom implant was supposed to last substantially longer, lasting for longer than ten years and making further surgery unnecessary. For a younger patient, a longer lasting implant would of course be the ideal.
Unhappily for patients who received the Durom implant with these claims, this promise has not held up to scrutiny. At one clinic where the implants were used, twelve percent of those patients receiving them needed to have them removed and replaced within two years. This is a failure rate that is much higher than a standard implant, and is much worse than the promise of the company. They chalk the high rate up to surgeon error, but in the controlled setting of their clinical tests, the implants failed within two years for seven percent of patients, which is still very high.
Because of the high failure rate of the Durom implant, a class action law suit is being considered for those with failed implants, or for those who have this type of implant which has not yet failed. If you or a loved one has received a hip implant before July 2008, contact your doctor. - 17268
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zimmer hip recall had caused many lives to suffer. A Lawsuit is the proper way to get the damage to compensate.
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