As more attention is focused on the DePuy Hip Implant Recall, we are learning of more and more potential symptoms patients who have received the hip implant should look for.
British studies released in March 2010 showed that metal-on-metal implants, such as the ASR device, are potentially dangerous because they can generate large amounts of metallic debris as they wear. The metallic debris in turn can cause severe inflammation in some patients, causing pain in the groin, tissue death in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone.
Other reported symptoms include debilitating pain, severe inflammations of surrounding tissue and bone, and loss of mobility which may result in the need for revision surgery.
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Primary Sources:
Tooher, Nora. “Litigation escalates over hip implants.” LawyersUSA October 2010: Page 1.