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Feds Investigate DePuy, ASR Is Not The First J&J Product To Fail

According to a series of news agencies, Johnson & Johnson is under investigation by federal agencies looking into the company’s marketing practices. The reports show that after the line of hip implants that has been recalled in 2010 may have been marketed in spite of the product’s potential design flaw. According to some of the reports, the company is believed to have been aware of the flaw before the product was marketed. The probe, reports show, initiated with an “informal (read more)

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Orthopedic Medical Journal Releases Study On Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants

According to a new study, metal-on-metal hip implants tend to fail within two years. The study was primarily published in the latest issue of the Orthopedic Medical Journal and according to the researchers, the implants that were designed to last between 15 and 20 years actually fail within two years due to an aseptic acetabular loosening. The study proved that patients who have received recently recalled metal-on-metal hip implants had to go under revision surgeries over this failure issue. The research (read more)

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Civil Rights Important as DePuy Patients Face Hardships

As ASR patients experience an increased failure rate, previous claims that the device was failing because of incorrect implantation by doctors is proving untrue.

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Taxpayers Bear Financial Burden of Hip Revision Surgeries

Taxpayers face the financial burden of paying for costly hip revision surgeries, because Medicare and Medicaid fund half of hip replacements.

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DePuy Ads Misled Hip Replacement Patients

Ads for the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular hip implant system were misleading to younger patients.

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DePuy’s Offer to Cover “Out-of-Pocket Expenses” Leaves Out Many Costs

DePuy’s claims to cover “out-of-pocket” expenses do not address expenses such as caregiver wages, modifications to the home, and assistive devices.

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Panel Will Decide on Consolidation of Hip Recall Cases

A United States Judicial Panel will be held to decide if hip recall cases in different districts should be consolidated to one federal case.

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How DePuy’s Recall Compares to Other Hip Recalls

Recalls made by Stryker and Zimmer were similiar to DePuy’s recall because they knew there were problems with their artificial hip implants beforehand.

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Are You At Risk of Facing Hip Problems Post-Surgery?

Many problems could arise post-surgery of an artificial hip implant. There are certain higher-risk categories which increase the chance of problems.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hip Replacements

Questions about hip replacements, such as hospitalization, recovery period, how soon you can drive, and if they failure early.

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