DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. announced the voluntary total hip recall of two of their products namely the DePuy ASR XL acetabular system and the DePuy ASR hip resurfacing system on August 2010. The recall is due to the 12%-13% high revision rates of their products.

There are almost 93, 00 people that will be affected by the total hip recall. Those individuals who have had their hip replacement surgeries prior to July 2003, the date of the manufacturing and marketing of the product are the ones who are affected by the recall.

The two ASR hip replacement systems are both Metal on Metal types of devices, meaning the two parts of the hip replacement system the ball and the socket are both made up of metals. Metal on metal hip implants are the most durable kind of hip replacement. However, because of the recall, there are now questions that arise about the capacity of this type of hip implant.

As the recent DePuy total hip recall proves, there are numerous side effects of this type of hip replacement systems. The metallic components of the device tend to flake of because of the friction between the two metallic components of the device.

The presence of a large quantity of metallic devices in the body of an individual can result to many complications like inflammation, death of the surrounding tissues, loss of surrounding bones and even toxicity on the metal.

There could also be other side effects like local swelling, infection, joint dislocation, deterioration of the tissue, loosening of the cup and complete failure of the device.

The only solution to this is another surgery or what is called the revision surgery, wherein, the present device in your body will be replaced by another device. Usually, patients find this inconvenient because of the extra pain and expenses that they have to undergo.

This is the reason while many patients that are subject to the total hip recall are seeking legal actions against the manufacturing company of the defective device. They want to recover the full measures of the damage that was caused by the malfunctions in their hip replacement systems.

The best way to receive the proper compensation that you deserve is to contact an experienced hip recall lawyer that would assist you in exercising your legal rights. There are various hip replacement law firms that can provide you with all the necessary help that you need with regards to the hip replacement recall.

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