Stryker Metal Hip Implant

Stryker issued a voluntary recall of its LFIT Anatomic metal hip implant after receiving a higher number of complaints than expected. The complaints specifically center around Stryker LFIT Cobalt/Chromium V40 Femoral Heads.

Stryker is reporting that metal hip implant patients may experience the following complications:

• Disassociation of femoral head from hip stem
• Fractured hip stem trunnion
• Excessive metallic debris
• Insufficient Range of Motion (ROM)
• Insufficient soft tissue tension
• Noise
• Loss of implant: bone fixation strength
• Excessive wear debris (polymeric)
• Implant construct with a shortened neck length

Call a Stryker Metal Hip Implant Lawyer Who Will Fight For Your Rights

This is not the first metal hip implant issued by Stryker. Stryker recalled the Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular hip replacement systems in 2012 after patients reported that the hip implants were corroding. This corrosion led to “fretting” of the metal-on-metal hip implant device. As a result patients were subject to metallosis, which is a type of metal poisoning caused by the release of cobalt and chromium into the patients’ bodies. Several Stryker metal hip implant patients reported that the complications led to severe pain, limited mobility, joint infections, and revision surgeries. A July 2012 study published in the journal Orthopedics found that 95 percent of patients with failed metal-on-metal hip replacements had to undergo revision surgery within three years.

The following Stryker LFIT Anatomic hip implants are impacted by the Stryker recall:

6260-9-236 – 36mm – +5

6260-9-240 – 40mm – +4

6260-9-244 – 44mm – +4

6260-9-340 – 40mm – +8

6260-9-440 – 40mm – +12

6260-9-344 – 44mm – +8

6260-9-444 – 44mm – +12

Stryker metal hip implant patients who received one of the above LFIT Anatomic implants may experience the following side effects:

• User annoyance
• Loss of mobility
• Pain requiring revision
• Inflammatory response
• Adverse local tissue reaction
• Dislocation
• Joint instability
• Revision to alleviate hazardous situation
• Pain associated with implant loosening
• Periprosthetic fracture
• Leg length discrepancy

Contact the Law Offices of Chhabra & Gibbs Today

If you have experienced any metal hip implant complications by one of the recalled Stryker metal hip implants, you may qualify to file a metal-on-metal hip replacement lawsuit. In addition, spouses of those afflicted with defective or metal-on-metal hip implants may be able to sue for “loss of consortium,” or the loss of intimacy with their spouse due to the side effects of a Stryker metal hip implant.

CONTACT US TODAY IF YOU HAVE BEEN HARMED BY A STRYKER METAL HIP IMPLANT. YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION