Hip implants putting patients health at risk

Medical regulators are considering new evidence about DePuy hip implants and their safety.

The hip replacement parts fitted in tens of thousands of patients are being investigated amid fears that they may be poisoning the individual concerned.

Surgeons have outlined a failure rate of nearly 50% of the implant some 6 years post surgery.

Read our urgent announcement in early January 2012 about the dangers of DePuy hip implants.

The problem is occurring with all-metal implants, when friction between the components causes tiny metal fragments to break off. Doctors say that the metal fragments could be toxic to the kidneys and could also inflame tissue around the bone, destroying muscle.

The British Orthopaedic Association have suggested in a letter to surgeons that only 41% of the patients affected had applied to be reimbursed for their treatment by DePuy.

Linder Myers Solicitors has a specialist clinical and medical negligence team who are currently dealing with claims concerning hip implants manufactured by DePuy. Specialist legal advice is required in these cases to address issues of corrective surgery, compensation for the injury and the long-term effects of the implant.

For further information on the expertise of Linder Myers in dealing with the issue raised in this article please contact the Medical Negligence Team on 0844 984 6155/6.