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About DePuy Hip Replacement Litigation According to hip replacement lawsuits, DePuy started marketing their products (ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System) without properly testing their side effects. It is estimated that DePuy ASR's artificial hip was on the market for about 8 years and was used in approximately 93,000 individuals throughout the world (including 37,000 in the United States).
Hip replacements are supposed to last for about 15 years before replacement is necessary. However, a study in The Lancet, a famous British journal, revealed that depending on implant head size and age of the patient, the five year revision rate for metal on metal hips was 2-3 times higher in men and 3-4 times higher in women in comparison to other implants.
Between 2008 and August of 2010 (when the devices were recalled), the FDA fielded about 400 complaints from patients who experienced failure of their DePuy implants. DePuy began phasing out the devices in the fall of 2009, but not for safety reasons. According to company officials, sales were declining, which is why they began to phase out the hip implants. During trials, documents have emerged showing that a year before the recall, the company's internal studies showed premature device failure, which required repeat surgeries.
DePuy Hip Replacement Side Effects Patients who experience device failure often endure extensive and painful side effects, which include:
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