Ashley Milano  |  July 7, 2015

Category: Legal News

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iStock-Hip-Implant-StrykerA Georgia resident has joined the multidistrict litigation against Stryker Corporation and its subsidiary Howmedica Osteonics alleging the hip implant manufacturer failed to adequately warn consumers about the risks of side effects of the replacement hip implant.

Plaintiff Glen M. and his wife have filed a hip replacement lawsuit, joining thousands of others in the multidistrict litigation, claiming injuries directly related to Stryker’s allegedly negligent manufacturing of the Rejuvenate hip implant.

Glen underwent right hip replacement surgery in July 2011 when he received the Stryker Rejuvenate Modular hip stem. He claims after the implantation of the hip stem that he suffered hip implant complications, including excessive levels of chromium and cobalt in his blood as a result of the device implantation.

Glen alleges Stryker knew of the risks of the replacement hip but continued to aggressively manufacture and market the device without adequate warnings, testing, or approval.

Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Complications

The Stryker Rejuvenate Modular Hip System uses ceramic components, which were meant as alternatives to the metal-on-metal hip replacement systems. Stryker marketed the devices to younger patients as a modular hip replacement, meaning the components were custom-made to fit patients better, which was supposed to result in longer-lasting hip replacement devices that offered a better range of motion.

According to reports, Stryker hip replacement systems are linked to high early failure rate, resulting in some patients having early revision surgery to replace their hip replacement device. Stryker announced a worldwide recall for Rejuvenate hip stems in July 2012, after the metal components were found to be vulnerable to fretting and corrosion at the modular-neck junction.

The hip replacement devices may also be linked to an increased risk of metallosis. Metallosis occurs when metallic fragments build up in the soft tissues that surround the artificial hip increasing the cobalt-chromium metal toxicity in the patients’ blood, tissue and organs. Patients have experienced the following:

  • Fretting (wear) and/or corrosion at the modular-neck junction possibly leading to osteolysis (bone dissolution)
  • Joint loosening/dislocation
  • Excessive metal debris leading to metal ion generation
  • Inflammation of tissues leading to metallosis, necrosis (death of tissues) and/or pain
  • Hypersensitivity/allergic response
  • Broken devices
  • Adverse Local Tissue Reaction (ALTR)

Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuits

An increasing number of Stryker hip replacement lawsuits continue to be filed nationwide. The Stryker hip claimants allege complications including metallosis, osteolysis (dissolution of bone) and necrosis in tissue surrounding the implant.

The Stryker Hip Implant MDL is In re: Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 13-2441.

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