Experiences Of The Recipients Of The Recalled DePuy Hip Implants
19th December, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
DePuy Orthopaedics’ sheer incompetence and complete lack of responsibility in the manufacture of malfunctioning metal hip implants caused an enormous domino effect in the individual lives of the patients. In the first place, these patients consented to hip replacement surgeries to achieve normal lives without the added burden of physical problems. The sad fact that 1 in every 8 recipients of DePuy hip implants will undergo a revision surgery horrified the public, not the mention the 13% failure rate of these implants. The facts and figures regarding what the defective implant can potentially cause are undeniably overwhelming, and so are the disheartening stories of the victims of the DePuy hip recall. Continue reading Read More