Questions about hip replacement devices recently have surfaced. A recent hip implant recall involved products made by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.:See hip replacement lawsuit
DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System (launched in 2003) See
DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System (launched in 2004)
Other manufacturers of potentially defective hip implants include:
Sulzer Orthopedics, which announced a recall of the company’s Inter-Op acetabular shell for hip implants.
Zimmer Holdings, manufacturer of the Zimmer Durom Hip Cup, or Zimmer Durom acetabular component. Zimmer suspended sales in 2008 due to a defect in which the device failed to bond properly with the existing bone in patients.
Hip replacement side effects
Symptoms of a defective Inter-Op acetabular hip implant involve:
Groin or anterior trochanteric pain
Thigh pain
Difficulty in rising from a seated position
Symptoms of a defective DePuy hip device:
Hip area pain
Walking difficulties
Swelling in the area of the hip
Symptoms of a defective Zimmer Durom Hip Cup:
Pain in the hip due to grinding of loose metal socket
Stiffness
Limping
