Pain In The Hips Following A Hip Replacement Surgery
Usually, patients experience hip pain after having a hip replacement surgery. Since there is enough damage to the hip joint that gives it the need to have a hip procedure, the pain caused by this damage could be aggravated by the surgery. Often, there is nerve damage that could result from having the operation.
This would even be made worse by the fact that there are orthopedic device manufacturers who create flawed implants. In fact, a DePuy ASR Hip lawsuit is being filed by a Texan woman because she needed to go through several more revision surgeries as a result of receiving a defective ASR.
It is not easy going through chronicpost-surgical pain. There have been cases where patients suffer from chronic pain and their visits to orthopedists resulted in them getting sent home with painkillers. The tests made on the hip replacements were to find for any loosening and if doctors can’t find anything, they usually think there’s nothing more they can do. Doctors claim that with the current MRI sequences, finding out the source of the pain is highly improbable.
Two of DePuy’s ASR hip replacement devices were recalled due to the inherent design flaw found in them. An estimated 93,000 patients received the ASR devices and is suffering from injuries associated with the recall. A revision surgery is required of affected recipients to remove the defective implant. Having these ASR implants often result in pain, dislocation, loosening and the more serious cobalt and chromium poisoning. This could lead to a more complex and even fatal health condition.
In general, hip implants should have a lifespain of 15 to 20 years. DePuy’s ASRs were found to fail within five years and even less. If you have undergone a hip replacement surgery after 2003, there is a chance you were implanted with a DePuy device. Make sure by speaking with your doctor and when you find out that this is the case, a product liability lawyer can help you through the process of recovering compensation from the company. You’ve already suffered enough as it is. By visiting the ASR Hip Recall Information website, you’ll have access to pertinent details and updates regarding the DePuy recall.