Stryker Corporation is facing a new Stryker LFIT hip implant lawsuit from a Georgia woman alleging serious metal hip implant complications. According to the claim, the plaintiff experienced Stryker LFIT complications soon after having the metal hip implant implanted.

Plaintiff Cindy H. opted for the Stryker LFIT hip implant after she reviewed different orthopedic options with her physician. After choosing the Stryker LFIT metal hip implant, Cindy underwent hip replacement surgery and thought she had no reason to expect any post-surgical Stryker LFIT complications.

Not long after Cindy had the medical device implanted, she began experiencing Stryker LFIT complications. According to the Stryker LFIT hip implant lawsuit, Cindy began experiencing discomfort in the implant area which gradually worsened over time.

Furthermore, diagnostic testing revealed that Cindy was experiencing elevated metal ion levels in the blood indicating she was suffering from metallosis. These Stryker LFIT complications eventually forced Cindy to undergo revision surgery to remove the metal hip implant.

Upon the device’s removal, the surgeons noted severe permanent tissue and muscle damage in the implant area. Cindy has since been recovering from these alleged Stryker LFIT complications and has decided to file legal action against Stryker Corporation for failing to warn her about post surgical complications.

Overview of Metal on Metal Hip Complications

The Stryker LFIT hip implant is a metal-on-metal hip implant and is often recommended to patients suffering from deteriorating or damaged hip bones. Like other metal-on-metal hip implants, Stryker LFIT implants were advertised to be overtly superior to ceramic and plastic models.

In addition, metal hip implants are customizable to each patient and have been marketed to be more durable and longer lasting than other hip implant models. This feature made them very popular among younger orthopedic patients.

However like other metal-on-metal hip implants, the Stryker LFIT implant has been reportedly prone to post-surgical complications. These Stryker LFIT complications include: device failure, debilitating pain, limited movement, metallosis, tissue damage or death and formation of pseudotumors.

These problems have often forced patients to undergo revision surgery in order to have the device explanted to resolve these Stryker LFIT complications.

Like other metal-on-metal hip implants, Stryker LFIT complications stem from the metal ball and socket joint interacting and shedding metal ions into the blood stream. Stryker Corporation eventually issued a recall of their Stryker LFIT metal hip components due to the complications reported by patients.

Cindy alleges that the company failed to notify her and her physician of these alleged Stryker LFIT complications and that she never would have opted for the hip implant if she had been aware. Cindy is filing this Stryker LFIT hip implant lawsuit seeking damages for negligence and failure to warn.

This Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuit is Case No. 2:17-cv-02251-ES-JAD, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.