Stryker, one of the leading manufacturers of metal hip implants, has received thousands of complaints from both doctors and patients that their devices, including the Stryker LFIT metal hip implant, are defective and prone to high rates of failure.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 300,000 Americans undergo total hip replacement surgery every year.

Hip replacement surgery can help patients regain lost mobility, but they can also lead to severe complications and painful, expensive revision surgery.

The risk of complications is greater when the surgery is performed using a defective metal hip implant device.

Concerns About The Stryker LFIT Metal Hip Implant

Recently, Stryker issued a safety alert to surgeons warning that their Stryker LFIT metal hip implant components may cause serious injuries.

Government oversight agencies in both Canada and Australia have issued major safety announcements to doctors and patients about the high rate of failure among Stryker LFIT metal hip implant.

The Canadian government went as far as to issue an official recall of these components, sighting “higher than expected complaints of…failure.”

And just this past September, the Australian Government Department of Health issued a hazard alert regarding the Stryker LFIT metal hip implant. The alert calls attention to certain components of the metal hip implant manufactured before 2011 experiencing taper lock failure.

Furthermore, it has been reported that in August 2016, Stryker sent an urgent recall notification to orthopaedic surgeons across the country explaining the dangers associated with particular sizes of the Stryker LFIT metal hip implant manufactured before 2011.

Stryker LFIT Metal Hip Implant Complications

Stryker marketed metal hip replacement devices like the Stryker LFIT metal hip implant by promising increased durability and improved recovery times compared to hip implant devices made from other materials like ceramic or plastic.

Unfortunately, once these defective hip components are implanted in patients, the joint where the metal “head” and “stem” meet can start to corrode. This can release harmful metal particles into the tissue and bloodstream surrounding the joint.

Patients that received a defective Stryker metal hip implant can experience painful and dangerous complications, including:

• Osteolysis (bone dissolution)
• Synovitis (inflammation of the synovial membrane)
• Pseudo-tumors
• Fluid in the joint
• Tissue and bone necrosis
• Metal poisoning in the blood
• Revision surgery

Were You Harmed by a Defective Hip Implant?

This is not the first time that metal hip implant devices manufactured by Stryker have caused serious health issues among patients.

In 2012, the FDA issued a recall notice of both the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II model hip implants. Patients who received the defective hip implants have reported debilitating pain, crippling tissue and muscle damage, and premature failure of their hip replacement.

To date, Stryker Corporation has paid out over $1 Billion in settlement payments to patients that were harmed by Rejuvenate or ABG II Metal Hip Implant devices.

If you or a loved one is experiencing any adverse reactions from a Stryker LFIT metal hip implant or if you have required painful hip revision surgery as a result, an experienced attorney may be able to help you obtain compensation for your medical expenses, pain and suffering.