Despite significant publicity about recent hip implant recalls, it is estimated that there are still several thousand recipients of the recalled hip implant who are yet to have the integrity of their hip implant checked by a doctor. Patients who have been implanted with hip implants that have been recalled – and especially metal on metal hip implants – should seek an urgent x-ray and blood test from their doctor and then speak with a lawyer to discuss the latest developments in the relevant hip implant recall and the progress made to date in claims for hip implant recall compensation.
Compensation claims for Rejuvenate hip implants have taken a step forward with the announcement that twenty cases sent for mediation have been resolved. Stryker´s Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants were recalled in 2012 after it was found that cobalt and chromium was leaching from the implants and causing inflammation, tissue wear and the failure … Read more
An increase in the number of metal on metal hip implant compensation claims is likely following revelations that medical regulators are revising their advice for patients who have received metal on metal hip replacement systems in the UK. Advisors to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) want to extend the advice already provided … Read more
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new advice for patients with metal on metal (MoM) hip replacement devices due to an increased number of illnesses being reported attributable to metal particles from the MoM hip replacement devices entering the blood stream. In a number of cases it has been reported that microscopic … Read more