How do hip implant manufacturers decide to issue a hip recall?
Clearly, in this case, the decision to issue the recall was a mixture of "bad press" and regulatory pressure
. It should be noted, however, that the recall came almost two full years after the FDA had amassed more than 400 complaints, and that DePuy has continually said that the real fault for the failure rates lies with doctors who have not properly positioned the implant.
How do hip implant manufacturers decide to issue a hip recall?