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Candidates for Total Hip Replacement and a Potential DePuy Pinnacle Recall

Every year, approximately 250,000 hip replacement procedures are performed on patients of all age groups in the United States alone. With total hip replacement, damaged cartilage and bone of the hip joint is replaced with an artificial device that mimics those structures.This procedure is performed on patients with degenerative arthritis, fractures secondary to osteoporosis, and other conditions that damage the hip joint, causing pain severe enough to interfere with the patient’s normal daily functioning. Recipients of a DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement may be affected by a possible DePuy Pinnacle recall and a current consolidation of DePuy Pinnacle cases to the Northern District of Texas.

Total hip replacements are most commonly performed in patients with progressively severe arthritis of the hip joint. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis that leads to total hip replacement. Primary osteoarthritis is attributed mainly to aging and has an increased frequency in elderly patients. Secondary osteoarthritis is due to other diseases or conditions, which include obesity, repeated trauma, surgery to joint structures, congenital abnormalities, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and other hormone disorders. Patients with osteoarthritis are candidates for a total hip replacement when there is progressively intense chronic pain and the impairment of daily functioning, including walking, climbing stairs, and even rising from a sitting position.

Hip replacement surgery is also recommended for patients suffering from a hip fracture. The population more at risk for hip fractures are the elderly, especially those with co-morbid conditions such as osteoporosis or osteoarthritis. Elderly patients with osteoporosis are also at a much higher risk for developing hip fractures due to falls. Accounting for 45-53% of all hip fractures, femoral neck fractures are the most common location for a hip fracture. Hip replacement surgery is generally considered after the pain becomes so severe that it hinders normal function despite the use of anti-inflammatory and/or pain medications.

Ultimately, the surgeon will assess who is an ideal candidate for hip replacement not only based on age, but also on the extent of pain, disability, and general health status of the patient. Patients that need total hip replacement surgery should understand the risks associated with the procedure and with the types of devices that are utilized. Out of the 1,300 complaints currently received by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Pinnacle hip replacement, the majority of these focused on the premature loosening of the device from the hip bone, leading to failure of the device and a possible DePuy Pinnacle recall.

DePuy has budgeted almost $1 billion in the past for patients being harmed by their defective devices. If you believe you are entitled to proper compensation because your quality of life has been affected, go to the DePuy Pinnacle recall website now to have your case evaluated by an experienced attorney free of charge.