DePuy Hip Replacement
An estimated 93,000 people will be affected by Johnson & Johnson’s latest product recall, the DePuy Hip Replacements. The replacements have required an extraordinary number of recipients to require repeat surgeries. Patients who reported problems in the first five years and had revision surgery reported a variety of symptoms, including pain, swelling and problems walking.
These symptoms are normal immediately following a hip replacement procedure, but indicate problems if they recur frequently. Metal debris spreading in the hip area has been reported. The DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System have also been recalled.
