Hip Replacement Implant Lawsuits

Hip Replacement Implant products that use metal heads, metal cups, or metal liners are used to replace damaged hip joints in patients suffering from arthritis or other hip joint injuries. However, recent studies have shown that thousands of hip replacement implants have been linked to infections and serious side effects as:

• Fractures;
• Muscle and Tissue Damage;
• Disassociation;
• Bone Loss.

Hip Replacement Implant Lawyers Are Ready to Help

Contact our Hip Replacement Implant Lawyers to review whether you or a loved one may be entitled to financial compensation. Levy Konigsberg LLP is currently accepting Hip Replacement Implant cases in all 50 states.

If you or a loved one has suffered one or more these complications, you may be entitled to a cash award and compensation for medical expenses. For a free confidential consultation with our Hip Replacement Implant Lawyers at our law firm, please call (800) 315-3806 or submit an email inquiry.

What are Hip Replacement Implants?

Hip Replacement Implants are artificial joints that are surgically implanted in the body to replace damaged or painful joints.

What is Happening with Hip Replacement Implants?

In metal-on-metal hip implants, the metal ball and the metal cup slide against each other during walking or running. Metal can also be released from other parts of the implant where two implant components connect. Metal release will cause some tiny metal particles to wear off of the device around the implant, which may cause damage to bone and/or soft tissue surrounding the implant and joint. This is sometimes referred to as an “adverse local tissue reaction (ALTR)” or an “adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD).”

Recent Hip Replacement Implants that have been recalled and/or involved in current litigation include:

• The DePuy Orthopaedics ASR;
• The DePuy Orthopaedics Pinnacle;
• The Exactech Connexion GXL Liner;
• The Zimmer Holdings Durom;
• The Zimmer Holdings Versys;
• The Zimmer Holdings M/L Taper Kinectiv;
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Cobalt Chromium Heads;
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head (catalog number: 6960-9-236, Head Diameter: 36 mm, Production Dates: 2002-2010);
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head (catalog number: 6960-9-240, Head Diameter: 40 mm, Production Dates: 2006-2011);
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head (catalog number: 6960-9-244, Head Diameter: 44 mm, Production Dates: 2006-2011);
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head (catalog number: 6960-9-340, Head Diameter: 40 mm, Production Dates: 2006-2011);
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head (catalog number: 6960-9-440, Head Diameter: 40 mm, Production Dates: 2006-201);
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head (catalog number: 6960-9-344, Head Diameter: 44 mm, Production Dates: 2007-2011);
• The Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head (catalog number: 6960-9-444, Head Diameter: 44 mm, Production Dates: 2006-2011);
• The Stryker Orthopaedics ABG II;
• The Stryker Orthopaedics Rejuvenate;
• The Biomet M21 38mm/Magnum;
• The Wright Medical Technology Conserve;
• The Wright Medical Technology Profemur;
• The Smith & Nephew R3;
• The Smith & Nephew SMF;
• The OMNI Apex Arc;
• The DJO Encore;

Hip Replacement Implant Side Effects and Complications:

Recent studies have linked the above Hip Replacement Implant components with at least some of the following complications including:

• Osteolysis (bone loss);
• Bone Fractures;
• Chromium Poisoning and Toxicity;
• Broken Devices requiring Replacement Surgeries
• Cobalt Poisoning and Toxicity;
• Chronic Pain while Standing and Walking;
• Metallosis;
• Dislocation of the Femoral Head from the Stem;
• Inflammation;
• Fretting (wear) and Corrosion at the Neck Junction;
• Periprosthetic Fracture;
• Instability;
• Necrosis (tissue death);
• Joint Loosening or Dislocation;
• Loss of Mobility;
• Squeaking, Clicking, and Popping Sounds;
• Rashes;
• Adverse Local Tissue Reactions.

Hip Replacement Implant Lawyers Are Ready to Help

Contact our Hip Replacement Implant Lawyers to review whether you or a loved one may be entitled to financial compensation. Levy Konigsberg LLP is currently accepting Hip Replacement Implant cases in all 50 states.

If you or a loved one has suffered one or more these complications, you may be entitled to a cash award and compensation for medical expenses. For a free confidential consultation with our Hip Replacement Implant Lawyers at our law firm, please call (800) 315-3806 or submit an email inquiry.