How Safety Are Metal-on-metal Hip Replacement Implants?

When it comes to diseased hips, medical device journals from different countries

say that metal-on-metal hip replacement implants are reputed to be one of the best options. Actually, hip replacement surgery is reputed to be one of the best options. However, things may have taken a different turn because "Democrats and Republicans are now examining metal-based hip replacement implants safety".

Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Implants

The United States markets have had these metal-on-metal hip replacement implants ever since 2002. The popularity of these metal-on-metal hip replacement implants has a lot to do with becoming substitutes for hip replacement implants as those with plastic liners were reported to be complications-bound. Actually, when these metal-on-metal hip replacement implants became available in the U.S. market, many people were happy simply because there had been a lot of horror stories about their earlier plastic versions. Although this kind of hip replacement implant has the potential risk of loosening up due to daily use, newspapers have reported that the device can last for a lifetime. With this, we can see the potential greatness of this kind of implant and the recent negative feedback about them was quite shocking.

Questions Regarding the Safety of Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Implants

People may say that safety concerns over metal-on-metal hip replacements may arise because of the coming of ceramic hip replacement devices. This can be true. However, this is not the sole reason as there is another basis why the safety of metal-on-metal hip replacement implants is in question. Around August 2010, a metal-on-metal hip replacement implant manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, named the ASR XL Acetabular hip replacement system, was recalled from the market because reports say they were defective. In fact, a lot of people have been filing complaints and lawsuits because they have experienced complications arising from this particular hip implant even before it was recalled. Even though people have been happy that a recall happened, they still believe that it happened too late. Right now, DePuy Orthopaedics is slowly getting a bad name for their hip replacement product. This hip replacement product is named the DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement system. As reported by a significant number of people, this hip replacement system is causing complications such as implant loosening and metallosis. This must be the reason why people filing for a DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement lawsuit is slowly increasing.

by:Gregory Fraser

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