DePuy Hip Replacements Recalled Due to Foreign Studies
Many people do not know that it was from a foreign source that first shed light to the DePuy problems . The hip replacement recall was prompted by a series of events that started with a source that did not come from the United States. Apparently, it was data from an Australian registry that noticed the high failure trend of these hip replacements. The international recall was issued only after the hip replacements were taken off the Australian market.
In the aftermath of DePuy Orthopaedics apparent neglect in recalling their hip replacement devices at the appropriate time, lawsuits were, and still are being filed by indignant victims. Data revealed from different sources were what urged the company to withdraw the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System from the global market in August.
The charges thrown at the company is based on compelling proof. Hundreds of complaints against the DePuy hip implants were noted by the U.S Food and Drugs Administration as early as 2008. In Australia, where the ASR implants were sold more widely, Professor Stephen Graves from the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry reported to DePuy about the substantial failure existing in the hip implants. Prof. Graves and the Registry advised DePuy of this seven times, as a matter of fact. In December 2009, the ASR devices were recalled in Australia, almost a year before they withdrew the same hip replacement implants internationally.
Even though DePuy Orthopaedics is still responsible for the fiasco, some say that the recall would have been declared earlier had the the United States possessed a program like the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry.
The same thing would less likely happen again in the wake of the conception of the American Joint Replacement Registry by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Nationally, 15 hospitals have launched pilot programs in October. The program will closely keep an eye on individual artificial hips implanted by participating surgeons and hospitals. “The advantages of a registry are many. You can pool patients, provide contemporary information and do postmarket surveillance. It can lead to evidence-based practice, generate research questions and be, in and of itself, a research tool,” declares orthopedic surgeon Dr. William J. Maloney. At most, a 10% decrease in the need for revision surgery were noted by similar registries in Sweden, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia.
One thing is certain still, DePuy’s oversight have made plenty of people suffer. A hip replacement lawyer can give you the huge possibility of claiming compensation from the company to somehow augment for what you’ve suffered. Contact a lawyer to give you a free case evaluation at the DePuy Hip Replacement Recall information website.
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