New Lawsuits Filed Against DePuy Orthopedics Related To Defective Hip Replacement Products
ABC 7 News reported on recent lawsuits filed by five Chicago-area patients who received defective DePuy hip replacement products. The Chicagoland lawsuits are similar to other lawsuits filed against the medical device manufacturer by patients across the country. At the heart of the issue is DePuy's negligent design of hip replacement products that release bits of metal into the patients bodies causing severe pain and potential blood poisoning. Though DePuy moved to recall the hip replacement products in 2010, there is mounting evidence that they were aware of problems with the devices significantly earlier. The pain and medical complications associated...
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As If Living With The Pain From A Defective DePuy Hip Replacement Device Was Not Enough, Now Some Patients Are Having A Difficult Time Getting The Company To Pay For Corrective Medical Treatment
Despite assurances from DePuy that they would take care of necessary expenses related to the medical costs incurred due to the replacement of various hip replacement models. A recent NBC 5 Chicago, news story seems to indicate the company is not doing everything it claims it will do on its website. The result? More pain for patients with DePuy products who can not afford to have the painful hardware surgically removed. The offers to pay for necessary medical treatment related to the defective hip replacement products is made on the DePuy website after a widely accepted study...
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Study Links Commonly Prescribed Osteoporosis Drugs To An Increase In Hip Fractures
A recently presented study at the annual conference of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons conclusively demonstrates that post-menopausal women who take a drugs to slow bone loss --- osteoporosis-- may be at a heightened risk for hip fractures. Bisphosphonates, as the group of drugs is commonly known, include brand name medications such as: Actonel, Boniva, Fosomax and Reclast. While the drugs are commonly prescribed to maintain bone strength in older women, the study demonstrated that when the drugs are taken for more than 5 years, the incidence of hip fractures begins to increase in the group of women who take...
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Hip Fractures And Some Unsettling Statistics
Hip fractures are a frequent result of falls in nursing homes. In fact, an elderly person living in a nursing home is more likely to sustain a hip fracture while at the facility than they would living independently. Most hip fractures require surgery. The type of surgery required depends on where the break is and how bad it is. Your doctor may put metal screws, a metal plate, or a rod in your hip to fix the break. Or you may need to have all or part of your hip replaced. The outcome for nursing home residents who sustain a...
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