It was already nine months since DePuy orthopedics back on his popular brand of metal on metal hip has implant models for younger patients of artificial hips. This week, the Sacramento Bee reported that hip implant recall actions continues to claim against the Johnson and Johnson stack subsidiary of patients pain during the hip operations. This is not surprising, as hundreds of patients have reported complications in the form of hip pain here in California and metal particles leaking into their bloodstream.

Take a look at the bee useful infographic about the anatomy of the metal on metal hip implants, which helps to explain why so many revision surgeries were necessary in the past few years. Primarily the metal device should have a longer life for patients under 50. But in reality the device quickly has downgraded in a surprising number of patients and has even sent chromium and cobalt in the bloodstream, a problem that could lead to hearing loss and even heart disease. This is a serious problem that requires immediate medical attention.

This revision surgery hip implant is regrettable when viewed from a distance. But the individual stories are even more distressing. Take Michael Stieler, such as a Sonora man in his early 60's, work for Habitat for humanity. 2007 He was a DePuy hip surgery in after chronic hip pain. Click got worse Affairs after the operation, he says as pain crutches was so bad that he had to work around, and he could even the hip implant listen to in and out of place. It was 3 months since the revision surgery, but Stieler will only now without crutches. "I am a very active person, and this is hard for me," he told the Sacramento Bee.

There are many stories like this, but orthopedic surgeons say patients DePuy should care hip implant, only if they experience pain or other unusual symptoms. "The vast majority of the implants will do well", says Dr. Thomas Blumenfeld of Sutter of Orthopedic Institute in Sacramento. Dr. Joshua Jacobs, Chairman of orthopedic surgery at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center saying that patients "should ignore not hip pain." It could be caused by bursitis or referred pain of the spine. "Or it could be an adverse local tissue response."

As DePuy actions continue on stack, sure hip implant, to ignore any medical symptoms that could be a result of a failed hip surgery.

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