http://www.depuyhipreplacementlawsuit.com/ - Osteonecrosis is a kind of bone disease related to the large joints (e.g. hips, knees, ankles or shoulders).

1. As Published on the DePuy Hip Replacement Website

2. Osteonecrosis is a kind of bone disease related to
the large joints (e.g. hips, knees, ankles or
shoulders). Also referred as bone necrosis , it
eventually leads to weakening severe pain. This is
a rare disease found in about 1 in 20,000 people
per year. Meanwhile, the Britain’s Medicines and
Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is
calling for a decision for patients be provided
lifetime hip replacement checkups, as reported by
the Reuters.

3. Osteonecrosis gradually leads into permanent
blood loss supply to the bones which results in
the total collapse of bones and the death of bone
tissue.In the United States, there are
approximately 10,000-20,000 new cases of
osteonecrosis every single year. Most of these
cases happen as a result of bone injury like a
fracture or dislocation.

4. University of British Columbia and the Vancouver
Health Research Institute partnered in a study
conducted in 2007. The results of the study
manifested that bisphosphonates almost triple the
risk of having osteonecrosis or bone necrosis.
Hip replacement surgery, as treatment for
osteonecrosis, should be watched out by patients.

5. The New York Times published an article earlier
on the dangers of metal-on-metal hip
replacements. Titled, “Remedy Is Elusive as
Metallic Hips Fail at Fast Rate,” the article
discusses how all-metal hip replacements shed
metal debris that might damage tissues around
the hip bone.

6. According to a medical professional who
commented on the Times report, “As surgeons
here sliced through tissue surrounding a failed
artificial hip in a53-year-old man, they
discovered what looked like a biological dead
zone. There were matted strands of tissue
stained gray and black; a large strip of muscle
near the hip no longer contracted.”

7. As for Johnson & Johnson, in a statement
released after information was out saying that
the devices have defects in one out of eight
clients, the recall affected only the ASR XL
Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing
System. These devices were manufactured in
2003 by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a subsidiary
company of Johnson & Johnson.

8. Those who receive hip replacements can suffer
from implant failure, metallosis, tissue damage,
bone loss and other hip replacement problems.
Among the symptoms of flawed hip devices are
pain on the hip area, pain on the thigh or groin
area, pain while walking, pain when rising from a
seated position, pain bearing weight and
swelling.

9. For those who encounter any doubts and queries
about their hip replacement surgery, a physician
must be consulted as soon as possible.

10. Legal observers say that the DePuy hip recall
should be an example to other manufacturing
companies to ensure safety of their products.
With the number of hip replacement lawsuit
increasing worldwide, DePuy should properly
face the the hip replacement problems
encountred by its clients. It needs to
disseminate more information about defective
hip replacement symptoms so that the patients
would be given immediate medical attention.