Due to suffering knee replacement complications stemming from a DePuy Orthopaedics knee replacement system, many patients have filed a DePuy Attune knee lawsuit to try and recover damages they suffered and unfortunately endured.

Several side effects are associated with knee replacement systems, including the DePuy Orthopaedics knee replacement systems. These include the DePuy Synthes Attune knee replacement system.

Some of these reported knee replacement side effects include mobility issues, swelling, instability problems, pain, infections, loosening of the implant, inflammation, disassociation of implant, fractures, change in component position, patello-femoral tracking-lateral release, and others.

As a result of these severe adverse side effects suffered, many patients have needed to undergo knee replacement revision surgery to try and correct these problems and issues.

Overview: DePuy Orthopaedics Knee Replacement System

Almost 4.4 million Americans have needed to undergo knee replacement surgery. As this number continues to increase, however, so does the number of patients that end up having to undergo knee replacement revision surgery because of adverse side effects associated with defective knee implants.

As a result of these defects, a number of companies have issued recalls. DePuy issued a recall in 2015 for components related to its Attune system.

There have been many reports of early device failure related to DePuy’s Attune Knee System. The company touts the device, according to their website, as a “new state-of-the-art knee replacement system, designed to work in harmony with your knee muscles and ligaments.” However, patients have complained that after implantation of the DePuy Orthopaedics knee replacement system, the device just didn’t match up to their expectations.

The device took six years to create with the purpose of minimizing recovery time and rehabilitation. Manufacturers wanted patients to be able to return to their daily lives and normal activities sooner than what had been currently offered to patients with knee replacement devices.

However, patients began to complain of premature knee implant failure and pain. Some of the reasons given to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for knee implant failure included:

• Fracture
• Metal debris shedding
• Loss of bone’s attachment with the implant
• Failure to bond
• Worn components

The DePuy Attune Knee System was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2010. However, the recall over the Attune Knee Tibial Articulation Surface Instruments was announced by the administration in June 2015. The recalled component is a small wire spring coil, known as a balseal that functions to test the implants range of motion to confirm that the tibia was located and positioned correctly. But the balseal was found to become detached and left in patients.

An invasive revision surgery may be necessitated when it comes to a failed Attune knee replacement device. Device failure is thought to stem from the tibial baseplate loosening up, infection, inflammation, and other injuries to muscles and bones.

Symptoms of a defective or failed Attune knee replacement system may include unusual swelling, instability and loosening, warmth or heat in the knee, and persistent pain. Most commonly reported include symptoms of tibial loosening, disassociation of the insert, and pain.

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If you or a loved one suffered from complications caused by an Attune knee implant, an Arthrex knee implant, or an Exactech knee implant, you may have a legal claim. In general, knee replacement surgery lawsuits are filed individually by each plaintiff and are not class actions. Get help now by filling out the form on this page for a FREE case evaluation.

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