Revision surgery is usually required to remove and replace a failed implant.
Stryker revision hip implant.
A stryker hip revision surgery will be more complex than the original joint replacement surgery.
Optimal femoral stem fit prosthetic neck length and acetabular component sizing can be more closely evaluated with the use of preoperative.
Other patients have developed complications after undergoing a hip replacement with a stryker tritanium acetabular shell.
A 73 year old man in boynton beach florida filed a lawsuit after he required revision surgery less than two years after receiving a stryker hip replacement.
Some patients who undergo revision surgery may require multiple reconstruction.
Implant related risks which may lead to a revision of the implant include dislocation loosening fracture nerve damage heterotopic bone formation abnormal bone growth in tissue wear of the implant metal and or foreign body sensitivity soft tissue imbalance osteolysis localized progressive bone loss audible sounds during motion and.
The shells or cups sometimes loosen after surgery causing patients to develop hip and groin pain.
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Under the settlement each plaintiff could receive as much as 600 000 in damages.
Many patients who have been injured by a stryker hip.
In 2016 stryker expanded the terms of the settlement and increased the number of hip implant recipients who received compensation due to injuries caused by their abgii and rejuvenate hip implants that required revision surgery.
Revision surgery is the only way to correct these failures but the operations are challenging and can be hard on the patient.
Branko obradovic told the palm beach post in 2013 that he couldn t sit for long periods of time and getting out of a car was an ordeal.
When compared to a first time hip implant revision surgery may subject the patient to more pain additional infection risk and will require a longer recovery period.
In the fall of 2014 stryker agreed to pay 1 43 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits concerning its abg ii and rejuvenate hip stems.
Many would need a second or revision hip surgery.
Stryker hip replacement lawsuits.