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Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Replacement

Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacements are in the Autumn 2009 news based on the many failures of these implants to perform correctly. Thousands of patients in the U.S. undergo hip replacement surgeries each year, and it's becoming apparent that many individuals who underwent a Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement are suffering from very serious and painful outcomes.

The Zimmer Durom Cup is imbedded in the hip socket as an element of several types of hip replacement surgery. The Durom Cup is thus a hip implant, providing a patient with an artificial hip. It was approved by the FDA in 2006, and as of the point when Zimmer voluntarily announced a recall of its product, the Durom Hip Cup had been implanted in approximately 12,000 individuals around the world.

Zimmer Durom Hip Replacement Device

Zimmer Holdings, the manufacturer of this implant, is the largest maker of orthopedic medical devices in the U.S. Zimmer maintains that the Durom Hip Cup (also known as the Durom Acetabular Cup) is for patients who have conditions such as:

Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (e.g., avascular necrosis)
Inflammatory joint disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)

Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Replacement Side Effects

Unfortunately, rather than providing relief from the above-named medical problems, the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement has been reported to cause some or all of the following side effects in many patients:

a sensation that one's leg will "give out" or collapse
a sensation that something is loose in the hip joint
a sharp pain in the groin when moving in an upright position
difficulty climbing stairs
lack of endurance
lack of pain relief after the surgery
limping
stiffness and pain when rising from a chair

These symptoms have been reported to appear anywhere from three to 22 months after the hip replacement operation.

FDA Concern

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), acutely aware of the many problems with the Zimmer Durom Cup, issued a report noting that the following problems are associated with this product:

the cup coming loose in the body
cup is too small for the joint
infection
lack of in-growth of the implant
lesions
need for revision surgery
osteolysis (loose particles making the bone grow away from the implant)
severe pain

Talk to a Product Liability Lawyer about the Zimmer Durom Cup

If you or a member of your family underwent hip replacement surgery in recent years and any of the above-listed problems have developed, discuss your concerns with a medical-device product liability lawyer. A Zimmer Durom Cup may be the source of the problems. Contact a lawyer today.

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