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DePuy Hip Replacement

DePuy Hip Replacement Litigation Attorneys

Lawyers Assisting Individuals Injured by DePuy Hip Replacement Products

Steven Skikos has been appointed as Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Counsel and been appointed to the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the MDL. Read more
Mark Crawford has been appointed to the Discovery Committee in the MDL.

Our attorneys employ a comprehensive approach when handling individuals who have suffered an injury after having hip replacement surgery. If you have received a DePuy hip replacement product and suffered negative side effects, you may have legal rights.

DePuy Hip Replacement Products and Recent Recall

In March 2010, DePuy Orthopedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, warned doctors of the possibility of early failure in some of its hip replacement products. In July and August 2010 DePuy issued recalls of two of its hip replacement products, the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System.

This recall occurred after years of complaints from doctors and patients regarding these hip replacement products. In fact, the FDA has received over 400 complaints regarding the early failure of these products. Prior to this recall, DePuy had sold over 90,000 of these and similar products worldwide.

Recent information shows that the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System have a higher than normal or accepted failure rate. Approximately, one in every eight people who received one of these products must have a second hip surgery within five years.

Signs of a Defective Artificial Hip

A defective hip prosthesis or artificial hip will often require as second surgery called a hip revision surgery.

Even if you have not undergone hip revision surgery, there are other signs that your artificial hip may be defective. Signs of a defective hip prosthesis include:

  • Revision Surgery
  • Loosening and misalignment of the replacement hip
  • Infection
  • Bone fractures
  • Hip dislocation
  • Metal sensitivity/allergy
  • Pseudotumor (a soft tissue mass that may be the result of a toxic reaction to metal particles or metal wear and tear debris)
  • ALVAL (Aseptic Lumphocyte Dominated Vasculitis Associated Lesion) an adverse tissue reaction to metal particles and ions
  • Pain

How Can I Tell if My Artificial Hip is Part of The Recall?

DePuy has issued a recall for two of its products: the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Only the ASR XL Acetabular System was sold within the United States. If your surgery was conducted within the United Stated, then you may have received the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System.

If you do not know the name of the artificial hip you received, you should talk to the surgeon who performed your hip replacement surgery. If you are unsure who performed your surgery, talk to your primary care provider, or the facility where you had your surgery. Since DePuy makes several types of hip replacement products that are not included in the recall, be sure to ask for the specific name of your artificial hip.

If you do not know the name of the hip replacement product you received, we would be happy to speak with you. Our lawyers can explain how to tell which hip replacement product you received, and what your legal rights may be.

Contact Us If You Have Undergone Hip Replacement Surgery and Are Now Suffering Side Effects

If you have suffered from revision surgery or any other negative side effect after undergoing hip replacement surgery, please contact us today for your free case evaluation. From the initial meeting through to discovery, settlement conferences and court litigation, our lawyers will represent your interests at all times.