A man
is living in agony of pain and discomfort following a surgery involving a
Stryker hip replacement. Mr. Ewell lamented the fact that “The pain started
immediately after surgery.” He also related that he went back to his surgeon
thrice within a year, been subjected to multiple x-rays, as he believes that
the pain was caused by scarred tissue resulting from surgery. He
thought that it would just go away after awhile but never did. There is an
indication that Mr. Ewell might be experiencing more than just ‘scar tissue’.
The 65 years old man further lamented, “My hip hurts more now than before I had the Stryker replacement.” He added, “I’m retired and trying to build a new house—I have more time than money since retiring—but this hip is really slowing me down. Nine years later, I can’t lift anything more than about 30 pounds.”
Presently, the poor man believes that his replacement hip is one of the recalled items falling under Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall. Since the recall has been issued on Rejuvenate Modular Hip System and ABG II Modular-Neck stems in July 2012, individuals have filed a Stryker hip lawsuit against the manufacturer. And the number of lawsuits filed by those affected and suffering the injuries wrought by the hip replacement is continuously increasing. Ewell, on his part, worries that the pain may now be the symptom of metallosis. The condition is the body’s response to heavy metals involving adverse tissue reaction.
There is a rising number of conclusive evidence that metal-on-metal hips are dangerously defective. This resulted in thousands of lawsuits being filed by people who are suffering from metallosis, muscle damage, and total failure in their hip replacement.
It must be noted that, although the Stryker Rejuvenate is not a metal-on-metal hip device, the neck component is made of metal. And in some instances, the piece reportedly rubs against the metal stem, causing metallic debris to loosen up, which in turn leads to metallosis.
The 65 years old man further lamented, “My hip hurts more now than before I had the Stryker replacement.” He added, “I’m retired and trying to build a new house—I have more time than money since retiring—but this hip is really slowing me down. Nine years later, I can’t lift anything more than about 30 pounds.”
Presently, the poor man believes that his replacement hip is one of the recalled items falling under Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall. Since the recall has been issued on Rejuvenate Modular Hip System and ABG II Modular-Neck stems in July 2012, individuals have filed a Stryker hip lawsuit against the manufacturer. And the number of lawsuits filed by those affected and suffering the injuries wrought by the hip replacement is continuously increasing. Ewell, on his part, worries that the pain may now be the symptom of metallosis. The condition is the body’s response to heavy metals involving adverse tissue reaction.
There is a rising number of conclusive evidence that metal-on-metal hips are dangerously defective. This resulted in thousands of lawsuits being filed by people who are suffering from metallosis, muscle damage, and total failure in their hip replacement.
It must be noted that, although the Stryker Rejuvenate is not a metal-on-metal hip device, the neck component is made of metal. And in some instances, the piece reportedly rubs against the metal stem, causing metallic debris to loosen up, which in turn leads to metallosis.
