Some people who have undergone a total hip replacement report experiencing pain — in some cases, debilitating pain — and allege that this is due to the metal on metal hip replacement device.

Pain after hip replacement can indicate minor or even major complications, and some patients have gone through additional surgeries to correct those complications.

If you have experienced pain after hip replacement surgery, you should know that there are a number of possible complications associated with metal on metal hip replacements.

Total hip replacement patients who have been experiencing pain or discomfort sometimes file hip implant lawsuits over allegedly defective implants.

Total Hip Replacement Complications

Some patients who undergo total hip replacement surgery are forced to go through further surgical procedures to deal with the pain and complications, which adds to their physical pain as well as their financial hardship.

Metal on metal hip replacement lawsuits often claim that the devices were defective and harmful, or had not been properly tested prior to their release into the market. Plaintiffs involved in these cases allege that, had they been adequately warned about the complications linked with a metal on metal total hip replacement, they may have chosen another option for surgery.

Some total hip replacement patients report experiencing severe pain and discomfort. Other allege that the pain after hip replacement is due to the device’s meal debris and metal poisoning, or even loosening of the device. Many must go through a second hip replacement, which places a patient at even greater risk of hip replacement failure and complications.

According to a study by Charlotte Phillips and other colleagues at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, 14.4 percent of patients who underwent hip replacement revision surgery suffer dislocation or other hip replacement surgery complications, up over 10 percent from patients who undergo an initial hip replacement surgery.

Thousands of adverse event reports have been filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over total hip replacement complications.

If you have gone through a total hip replacement surgery and are experiencing pain, there may be a connection. You may have the option of filing a total hip replacement lawsuit, given that metal on metal hip replacement surgeries have been linked to some serious and painful complications. Seeking compensation of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars for medical bills and pain after hip replacement through a lawsuit is a possibility to recover some of that damages suffered.

If you or someone you know has experienced hip replacement surgery complications due to a total hip replacement surgery, you may be able to file a total hip replacement lawsuit.