Hip Recall Information
In the last 50 years there has been steady improvement in the technology used to fix broken hips. Many times in the past this type of injury was considered a death sentence as a hip replacement is a lengthy and highly technical medical procedure. As people age some of the more common accidents are simple slips, trips and falls, and many times the main injury was a broken hip bone.
Hundreds of thousands of people across the US have had hip implants and many recover completely with no side effects or problems.
However not all hip implants are the same and some have been recalled. Many types of these devices used today are made of metal or high-tech plastics or space-age polymers. There are generally 3 pieces that make up the device; the ball, the cup and the stem. Combinations of these parts and the material used vary from each manufacturer. Some are two piece systems; others are three piece devices.
One popular brand is from DePuy Orthopaedics and is a part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
DePuy Orthopaedics has issued a recall of its ASR Hip Resurfacing System stating that it is experiencing a failure rate as high as 12% at the 5 year mark. The versions of this system that were recalled were available and sold in 2003; people with hip implants prior to this date are not affected by this recall.
One known problem with the ASR Hip Implant was metallosis (metal hypersensitivity associated with an immunologic response to metal). This is caused by the metal-to-metal contact of the parts creating friction and small bits of metal sheering off and then entering the tissue or the blood stream.
To learn more about this medical device recall please see this site: Hip Recall
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