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product_liability knee_replacementIn September 2003, a knee replacement recall was announced. The London based Smith & Nephew, has a global U.S. headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee and it issued a voluntary recall for the company''s cementless versions of its Oxinium Genesis II and Profix II implants. The affected knee replacement implants did not bond properly.
The response to the knee replacement recall resulted in a number of lawsuits being filed, with more expected. The defective implants have caused some patients to have to undergo revision surgery. Patients are also at an increased risk for further complications if the knee replacement recall implants had been used. In addition to revision surgery, re-infection, further joint and muscular damage, and painful rehabilitation may be endured.
Over the years, knee replacement surgery has greatly improved. Now, many patients will only have a couple months of rehab following the surgical procedure, however this figure can greatly vary depending on the patient''s condition and ability to recover from surgery. The knee replacement recall may have had an even worse effect on patients because many older patients suffer from arthritic knees that require the surgery to begin with.
Older patients are unable to heal and recover from invasive surgical procedures such as a knee replacement surgery than younger patients in many instances. The number of lawsuits relating to the knee replacement recall may increase as complications arise. Every year, about 300,000 U.S. patients get new knees and knee replacement surgery is only expected to become more popular. Normally, knee replacement surgery failure is suffered only when the implanted knee loosens, like the Smith & Nephew knee replacement recall.