Zimmer Durom Recall What A Mess!
Zimmer Durom Hip Replacements are Faulty, Patients are Suing
The current trend in America shows hip replacements on the rise. Hip replacements is just one way for elderly people, or individuals with joint problems to get many more years of enjoyment out of their bodies. Due to this procedure becoming such a normal occurrence, most people do not question their doctors, nor do they question the manufacturer of the joint replacement hardware about the quality assurance or the technology that is being used. This has unfortunately caused serious injury and damages to yourself or to your loved ones. If you know someone who has received a hip replacement, continue reading for some seriously important info regarding the Zimmer Durom Hip Replacement.
There are many reasons that you or a loved one may have received a Zimmer Durom hip replacement, ultimately it has possibly led to a dangerous or painful situation for yourself or one of your loved ones. Hip replacement procedures which are also known as hip arthroplasty, is a fairly common procedure where the hip joint itself is removed from the body and then replaced by an implant. There are many reasons for actually doing this, one thing is arthritis that is being caused by an irritated joint, sometimes damage can occur over the lifetime of a joint, or the treatment of a hip fracture, which happens often to older people.
What is considered to be modern hip replacement surgery has been in effect since the 70’s, over the last 30 plus years it has become a commonplace procedure. Hip replacement devices like the ones provide by Zimmer Durom, most often is made up of three man made pieces, designed to mimic how a natural joint would work. Hip replacement kits include a piece of metal for part of the femur bone. There is also a component which facilitates natural movement that simulates a natural joint, finally there is either some type of bone cement or screws that holds the whole thing in place.
One of the most common issues with hip replacements is the need for revision, a revision is a second surgery necessary to correct any issues with the original surgery. Unfortunately, this is something many elderly and even healthy young patients cannot tolerate. It is the focus of the Zimmer Durom recall. Surgeons and doctors were choosing the Zimmer Durom for patients that under normal conditions would require a full hip replacement, especially considering that it was designed to be a long lasting solution. Even though this was the case, close to 12 percent of the people who received the Zimmer Durom hip implant needed a revision surgery within two years, caused major emotional and physical reaction.
Zimmer Durom initially stated that this high failure rate was due to errors that the surgeons performed, even though they made this initial statement they totally ceased all sales of their hip replacement in July of 2008. Zimmer Durom went ahead and funded a study, what they found was that 8 percent of the people that received the initial hip replacement required a revision surgery withing a two year period. This significant revision percentage has basically led the medical and legal communities to accept that the issue is the device itself and not the way in which it was inserted during surgery.
Make sure that if you have undergone a hip replacement surgery in the last few years, or someone you know has, inquire with your surgeon and together determine if it was made by Zimmer Durom. If you determine that it was a Zimmer Durom device, regardless of whether you are experiencing difficulties or not, you may be able to benefit from a class action lawsuit. If someone from Zimmer Durom contatcs you, do not sign their legal release, or you may lose this right.
To find out all the details, then just point your web browser over to www.zimmerduromrecallcenter.com to get the scoop on what the status of this incident is.
Here is a link to their site: Hip Replacement Lawsuit
