The medical journal Orthopedics published a new study stating that most metal-on-metal hip implant failures occur within the first two years after the patient has received the implant. According to the study, in a review of 80 patients who had revision surgery to correct a... Read More

Zimmer is a leading hip and joint company, specializing in creating products for people who require joint replacement. The Zimmer Durom Cup is designed to bond with the hip bone, but has been linked to higher than expected failure rates and complications from Zimmer hip,... Read More

The DePuy ASR XL Acetabular Hip Replacement System was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2005. However, it bypassed standard pre-market approval testing due to a process that grandfathers in devices similar to previous devices. By the end of 2007, more than... Read More

A number of patients who have been implanted with a Stryker Rejuvenate, ABG II, or Trident hip replacement system may be victims of problems associated with the hip replacement device. Pain, metal contamination, immobility, bone fractures, and premature loosening can all plague patients who have... Read More

Judge James Kinkeade, who is overseeing the Pinnacle multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, denied defendant DePuy's proposed schedule for the MDL, telling the company it must wait for its conference with the MDL Special Master to present... Read More

Two plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against hip implant manufacturer Biomet over complications from the company's M2a Magnum hip have asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to establish a Biomet MDL to consolidate such lawsuits. Their motion to establish the MDL was filed... Read More

In August 2010, DePuy enacted a voluntary DePuy ASR hip recall. Just four months later, on December 3, 2010, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) opted to consolidate qualifying DePuy ASR hip lawsuit complaints into a multidistrict litigation (MDL). Known as MDL No.... Read More

The Stryker website offers little information about the Stryker hip replacement recall announced by Stryker Orthopaedics on July 4, 2012. The Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip implant systems were subject to the recall. According to the website’s FAQ page, patients who have symptoms like... Read More