LauraFrancis

Recognizing a Faulty Hip Implant

by LauraFrancis May 2, 2013 Clinical medical negligence

Recent media coverage of the DePuy ASR hip implant recalls has prompted hundreds of patients to share their accounts of faulty implants. But DePuy are not the only company involved in the scandal – over the last ten years, Zimmer, Wright Medical and Biomet are just some of the medical companies that have recalled hip […]

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Claiming after a Faulty Hip Implant

by LauraFrancis May 1, 2013 Clinical medical negligence

Thousands of patients have now claimed against DePuy ASR following a recall of metal-on-metal hip replacements in 2010. Hundreds of suits have been filed in the UK alone, with over 10,000 being filed in the US. Problems were first noted in 2007 when patients complained of pain and tenderness within their hip joints, while surgeons […]

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