Titanium hip implants expected to last decades snapped in hundreds of people
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- Over the past two decades, more than 750 Profemur titanium hip implants have fractured at the neck, an attorney for the manufacturer has said in court. But it took years before the parts were recalled, our investigation with partner site KFF Health News found. CBS News consumer investigative national correspondent Anna Werner reports.
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The break or collapse could occur while carrying a baby, mowing a lawn, lifting weights, driving a boat, etc. Very dangerous in any scenario. Cutting a leg bone? 6 month recovery? Horrific.
My first thought was a mom bringing the babies down in the morning. Carrying one, holding the hand of another one. All going down, utterly devastating. Tragic, without excuse.
Driving a car.
As someone with 2 hip replacements this is horrifying.
Same here 😢
Me too
Why 2?
@@sl4983Probably because he has 2 hips.
@@highnrising "2 hip replacements" could mean the set of hips replaced twice
I'm so thankful my doctor used cadaver parts for my replacement. I think of my donor often and thank her. Whomever she was.
The trauma the first time having a replacement is had enough. Can’t imagine having This type of breakage and the long recovery, much less twice.
I can't imagine thinking it was traumatic. I didn't even have to spend a night in the hospital. Never used a walker.
@@cherylholub3100The person above was referring to time it took for him to recover after the first implant busted and the second surgery took having to split his femur to remove the broken implant then place a new implant therefore causing a huge wound to have to be opened up from your hip to half down this guys leg making it more difficult to heal. He probably couldn’t weight bear either on that side for the first 6-8 weeks because of the femur having to be split and needing plates and extra screws. This wasn’t some simple hip replacement with a minimal wound the second time around. That’s months of recovery. Hell, I shattered my ankle and both tibia and fibula were displaced away from my leg bones. It took 6 months to walk in it properly. I lost my job because they expected me to come back after 12 weeks and be able to lift patients as a nurse. Nope.
@@Feed_the_Kitty_a_Hotdog I was referring teresalegler and that person did not have a shattered implant.
Unfortunately, this happens far more often with "medical appliances" and surgeries than we ever hear. In my own small circle, my brother was convinced to get a knee replacement to "improve his quality of life", and shortly after it failed. The second surgery was botched, he got a hospital infection, and 8 more surgeries over the same amount of years. He is currently facing amputation as a last resort. My ex fell and broke his hip which they repaired with plates and screws, but he was in so much pain a year later they were going to remove the hardware. Instead they did a hip replacement which he never recovered from. When I had a tibial plateau fracture I was told in the ER they'd have to repair it with hardware. Hoping to avoid surgery I asked a non surgeon for his opinion. He thought no weight bearing for 2 months, PT, and good nutrition was a viable option. The hospital referred me to an ortho surgeon where I was told I'd need a total knee replacement! When I expressed concern because of my brother's experience, I was ridiculed by an ortho surgeon and told I must never want to walk again! Well, after 3 different opinions I decided to take the "conservative" route and avoid surgery... unless I truly couldn't walk again. In short, I healed fine and would love to go kick that bully surgeon with my "crippled" leg!
@@cherylholub3100It depends on the type of surgery the person requires, or required. Some are / were very invasive and do indeed require rehab. The options keep improving.
This is why it is so very important that Physicians and surgeons are not receiving incentives to push a certain product. The medical device industry needs regulatory laws. Honesty is everything between Dr and client.
They probably are receiving incentives. Either way, the surgeon has a much closer relationship to the sales reps than to the patients. Medical devices companies have sales reps in the hospital any time one of these surgeries is scheduled. They're there to upsell - try to get the surgeon to bump up to a more expensive (and probably less well tested) device.
I wonder if medical device making factories skimp on quality ingredients for a product to save money.....we see this in every other vector of the market, it would actual surprise if it wasn't the case
My partner works for another maker/distributor of orthopedic implants for 10+ years. There are four different big companies that produce this stuff. The average person would be amazed at just how many joint replacement operations happen every week. About 80% of implants are knees. Hips come second, and shoulders come last. All implants are almost identical because they're working off the original design/patent for decades. Each company has made improvements as technology advances, but in the end, they all do the same thing. Ask your orthopedic surgeon which companies/brands he uses and what their "go-to" brand is. People don't think about this because they put their trust in their doctors. This is something that's going into your body, and you're going to live with it for decades. Please get educated before you commit.
Partner?
Only 4 makers so 4 choices
Maybe three big companies now. Stryker bought Wright Medical, so how can they be trusted?
True however unhelpful. Individualization of responsibilities is a deflection from the true crime: corporate greed.
GET EDUCATED AND SAY NO TO ANY KIND OF IMPLANT!!! PERIOD!!!
Just as an aside, thank you to Mrs.Little for expressing how these things impact loving wives and partners. It’s bad enough for the patients, much less families!
768 fractures pretty much within the first couple of years of release. It DOES mean that the product IS DEFECTIVE. It's a really high number right away.
Agreed!😮
I had this happen but not sure which device I had. I was just walking across my living room floor. I had to spend a week in the hospital, sedated the whole time and they had to give me a blood transfusion because I was open so long on the operating table. Don’t know where to go for compensation but sure would like some.
Find an attorney!!!
Right.... You sure don't seem to know much.
So sorry this happened to you
Thank you.
Morgan and Morgan
Yikes! Splitting the leg bone down the middle. How awful!
can't be good... don't understand why that is ... can't just change the middle part that broke?
It’s called a femoral osteotomy and only done if the implant can’t be removed due to excessive bone calcifications.
There is no such thing as a leg bone.
@@FlushCut i think she is referring to the femur.
@@joannsmith3589The idea is when you have titanium implants, your bone can grow back around the metal to an extent. Doctors can't necessarily slide the implant out of your bone the way they slid it in.
This is why:
1) You should not agree to use any medication or device that has not been out on the market at least 5 years...ESPECIALLY with medical devices because even the best run clinical trials cannot measure possible issues over time.
2) IF you have ANY kind of problem with any medication or device, report it to the FDA immediately. In clinical trials, this is called adverse event reporting, and the FDA maintains a trouble reporting system even after approval. The ONLY way that there will be sufficient evidence to force a recall is if EVERYONE who has a problem reports it as a patient. Don't wait for your doctor to do it.
So you're saying that the burden is on the consumer to make sure that Big Business isn't screwing him ??? Sounds to me like you are validating and accepting the idea that dealing with Capitalist Crooks on a daily basis is just a part of the so-called American Dream. No wonder then that around the World they call us The American Sheeple !!!
Never be an early adopter
@cockyhemi-123What’s your alternative if you need the thing?
This is unacceptable. Inexcusable. To so nonchalantly say that they fracture all the time is disgusting. Money hungry greed!
not sure what my mom had in 2014 but the doctor told us it was a suspension hip surgery, she went to rehab for 4 weeks then we took her back to that surgeon for x-ray and he said the hip surgery fell apart cause she was too old for that surgery and he had to redo it taking all that out and giving her another total hip replacement, she didn't qualify for rehab after 2nd one, my mom died a year later saying she was a cripple that that doctor destroyed her, wonder if thats what she had
Right... it's a manufacture issue that her body was not a good candidate. Rotten fruit never falls far from the tree.
@@FlushCutwhat's your problem that you're harrassing people? Go get a life and leave people alone!
@@FlushCutNot a good candidate but they took her money anyways…
@@dennistyler9852 Right... make a decision based on a sole post from a biased party. Lets pay no mind to an individuals quality of life prior. Hip, much like a rib. You can't do anything without moving them.
I had to have both hips replaced in 2019. I had very bad arthritis and so much pain. Thank the Lord, I now have NO PAIN. As a nurse for many years, I can say, I had a great experience both times, with surgery, recovery, PT, etc. My doctor instructed me to avoid high impact exercise. He did not use this particular brand (I have a record of all supplies and equipment used in the OR.) It is always useful to be aware of future complications.
This is an important story, esp as devices are BARELY regulated by FDA.
makes sense... how could they claim 20 years durability... since they haven't been on the market for 20 years...
@@joannsmith3589 Because there is a hundred years of material science behind it.
#SAYNOTOANYIMPLANT
I had the similar thing happen to me only I had cobalt toxicity from the implant . It also was a failed system along with lawsuits
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Cobalt is not in any implant.. You would be dead. Tools have no cobalt either. No need for it.
The FDA is really not strict enough across the health industry in making sure “all” these medical items across the whole spectrum are investigated, scrutinized, revised if necessary and approved accordingly
This is so unfortunate! Before I retired I cared for a lady with a stainless steel hip that had been in place over forty years. It had to be removed and replaced because one part had worn out, after forty years!
Imagine that your bones are stronger than titanium.. Imagine having one of these inside of you that hasn't snapped yet how you feel every single second of every single day with a thought of knowing it can happen anytime.. Extremely horrible thought.
Bone is not stronger than titanium.
Sue em before they go bankrupt
You got that right!!!! 👍
I work in the health care field, and have been working specifically in the orthopedic realm, for over 40 years!! I must say that within that time frame, I have NEVER heard of prosthetic fractures like this, when using stainless steel implants along with PTFE!! The most common problem with total hips is often "dislocation" of the Ball and Stem Inserts....this may be a complication from surgery, or simply something the patient should not have been doing, in the first place (improper body mechanics) . I have never been on a surgical team, who has used Titanium Implants. I have only been aware of stainless steel implants. Interesting story!!🤔🤔🤔🤔o
I find it hard to believe that in 40 years you've never been on a surgical team that used titanium. Are you in the UK? Here's a quote from a 2018 paper by Hu and Yoon. "Stainless steel is rarely used for THA material nowadays, because of poor biocompatibility, though stainless steel devices remain available in other countries (particularly the United Kingdom)."
It’s not the titanium at fault, it’s the cobalt it was attached to. The original Wright company made a quality product. The Chinese company that bought them used inferior cobalt. Ceramic to ceramic parts are better than even the titanium, but that particular fusion causes an audible squeaky sound to emit that patients don’t like so now they’re using ceramic to plastic.
@@alicekramden8640 I wouldn't care if I squeaked. It would be a great ice breaker to a good conversation. Bring on the ceramic implant.
@@genespell4340🙌 I'm with ya! Call me "Squeaky!"
They should have included this perspective in the report. Thank you
I'm scheduled for my first hip replacement early next year -- now I know what question I need to ask the surgeon in advance. Thanks.
😂 every time I talk to a orthopedic surgeon they're coming out with the latest and greatest😂 my last one told me nobody knows what they're doing everybody is a lab rat
Talk with a different surgeon.
TRANSHUMANISM!!!!! PERIOD
Just because someone is a "professional" or a "celebrity " does NOT mean they are competent or trustworthy.
Did anyone test the broken items to see why they are breaking?
Good question
I had the same thought.. just can’t trust anyone. Interestingly enough he had his replaced but was still the spokesman??
It's titanium, it will snap under stress. Go with stainless steel.
This is new. I've seen images of the ball portion of the implant shattered. The hip is one of the most painful because of the weight displacement. Any hardware will snap. I was told it's like bending a metal hanger until it breaks. I was also told that 97% of hardware failures are due to installment. Slightly off angles, depth and so on. Brutal!
I've seen images...
I've been told...
I was also told....
by whom? What images?
@@tangojuli209 Look up hip replacements on Google and you will see the images. I was told by a surgeon who implanted screws and rods that did indeed break and had to be replaced. Three tears in my spinal cord during the replacements. I had a client who worked for a company that made titanium bio-hardware. I've also had to have hardware removed from my foot after being rear ended at 55mph. Not to mention I grew up with a Mother who was a collector for a group of orthopedic surgeons.
@@tangojuli209Exactly
@@tangojuli209 And there are always the DICKS who come along and make juvenile comments…
@@tangojuli209 topics like that actually end up on the news. I have seen and read about artificial joint failure.
My hip surgery went well until I was bleeding to death at home from the 3 holes they put in my esophagus from the ventilator tube? 7 days in hospital and 2 blood transfusions.
Go to the orthopedic surgeon who put the prosthetic in if you need to find out if you have this model. Don’t go to ER. They will not know what you have, nor will they be able to look it up. Your family doctor may possibly know or can look it up, but best person to ask is the surgeon who put it in.
Yes, I asked my surgical team and they told me what I have. It's not one of these.
This is an old issue. Wright Medical's hip and femur implants have been an issue since the beginning of them using them in surgeries over two decades ago. I think even Wright Medical had knee implants that were failing.
Medical implants do not fracture all the time. There are recalls and removals of implants that fail.
...And
It’s almost like drs need to research these products they’re making so much money from installing.
@@lisacole690 They not going to do that, until it fails in numerous people then the old recall cycle and lawsuits. Absolute joke
Why have they used them for two decades if they are that bad???
This is sickening!
Unbelievable…well really it’s believable what people/companies will do to push a product for money. My prayers are with the people effected in hopes of speedy recoveries, & financial compensation. 🙏🏿
I’m living with arthritis in my hips but I’ve seen so many hip replacements go belly up and need redoing ( dislocations, surgeon didn’t set the ball right into the socket ) that I have decided unless I completely lose the ability to walk I will deal with the moderate to severe discomfort.
This is DESPICABLE!!!!!
Patients hear terms like "titanium","laser","non-invasive", and it's like they've been hypnotized-you can't convince them that if there is no research showing benefit, they shouldn't choose new therapies.
Take care of your health. This should be absolute last resort surgery
IT SHOULD BE A NEVER EVER SURGERY!!!!! RESEARCH TRANSHUMANISM
Completely agree. There are many ways to not to replace a hip with daily exercise, proper diet etc. alternative ways exist.
You don’t know what you’re talking about. Pure ignorance.
@@bornwin-sx9oz WOW, I hope you weren't calling me and my family purely IGNORANT!!! 9 girlfriends RN, Naval Intelligence veteran son, X paralegal, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
VICTIMS OF NON CONSENSUAL RFID IMPLANTATION. Wise up!!!! The Holy scriptures state, MY PEOPLE PARISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. 💥😣🙏
Stay out of doctors offices and hospitals if you know what's good for you and your family. Keep them and yourselves safe. Go find your family a functional medicine Dr. Stay far away from the Nazis Western MEDICINE system.
I would be to afraid to workout or play sports if I had an implant
Implant designs are copies of copies of copies. The companies don't test their products, they just go by the original design test results. So not a single modern implant design is genuine in their claims of durability or reliability. They're just giving a best guess and that's it. The thing is they also aren't legally required to run extra tests because the designs are based on originals that were successful.
mine snapped October 2022 while in Thailand!
Now that sucks... I'm assuming you had to fight your way back to the states?
@@FlushCut Actually had revision/replacement surgery done in Bangkok!
Terrifying
Everyone should get paid
I had a hip replacement 4 years ago. I feel constant pain and cannot lift my foot more than 8 inches off the floor. Somedays it feels like my leg is on fire. The surgeon says everything looks good. recommends I do more physical therapy. being a carpenter, I get plenty of physical therapy every day. Friggin Hacks.
I was ground zeroed by an F-4 Tornado in 1996 as a Certified Storm Spotter for the National Weather Service... At almost 70 Years old now, I've had three Total Hip Replacements... My first one was a "Recalled" Spicer Hip!!! I have bad Foot Drop and Nerve Damage from Hip Surgeries... I live in daily pain from it and so weak I can barely ambulate... ;-(
That went from negligence to crime.
Sad…especially since it advertises it allows people to maintain an active lifestyle.
I love how when news anchors talk I feel smart because they sound ridiculously dim
Outrageous! and the typical reaction by the companies involved is filie for bankruptcy and leave everyone hanging, even the 700 cases settling for $1,000,000 each is mind boggling, but even $1,000,000 is nothing when you consider the costs involved an SIX MONTHS recovery! if you are working at a job the job goes bye bye because chances are you simply wont be able to do it.
Long term disability. Job goes nowhere.
While I don't disagree, "recovery" needs to be defined.
@@disqusrubbish5467 Recovery is defined.
Work in ortho at the hospital and we prep over a 100 hip replacements each month.
THIS is the kind of content for which we watch CBS Mornings...not 'CBS 'Deals'!
Always ask your surgeon which company implant is being used. Big companies are (i) zimmer-biomet, (ii) Depuy Johnson andJohnson, (iii) Smith and Nephew and (iv) Stryker - these companies have established track record. Ask your surgeon that you want implant from one of these companies. Medical things are not like Iphone. You do not want the latest unless you have a life threatening condition. you want implants and companies with established experience and record.
Good advice.
Thnx for info, keeping your list. At 72 bacteria from a recent tick bite locked up my osteoarthritic knees and I was on 2 different antibiotics for almost 2 months. Getting better but not back to normal by any means. Frightening that years of glucosamine, HA, collagen etc that kept it at bay, were done in by a tick. The supplements bought me years of time, though, and may help me heal from the bacterial infection. Knee replacement, or any surgery, is nothing to look forward to.
@Sanjay9442, Thank you so much for posting these names! You've enabled me to speak to the surgeon with a bit more confidence. ❤
Thank you for this info!
Forget about Stryker!! They own Wright Medical - the company that's been selling this garbage.
Why don’t you tell the whole truth? The titanium neck worked great until the company was sold to Microport, a Chinese company. Everything the Chinese build breaks apart. Why don’t you look up the tofu houses, buildings, and bridges they build in their own country. They ALWAYS look to cut corners usually by building with cheap, defective parts. Medical devices should, by law, be tagged not only with the materials point of origin, but with the company owners true origin so consumers can opt to take a chance with their products or not.
I hope i never have to have a hip replacement or knee replacement surgery.
Pray 🙏
Need a better metallurgical expert, seems dem implants are either structurally brittle or have manufacturing defects in the alloy, like granular inconsistencies or micro fractures
That’s a poor design. Hip stems are usually one solid piece with the specific sized head added for symmetrical length and stability.
Exactly.
Totally agree. I used work in the medical device industry and never saw stem design like that before.
Thank you CBS Mornings
Important good coverage. Thank you.
Well they all need to sue….pretty sure that’s going to be the only source of income this century 😢
Lord help. Do all to Gods glory,remember?Praying for their recovery and hospitals choices.
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Yeah... that has worked a real treat.
Think that's bad... I have(still in me)/had two titanium screws in my cervical(neck) area SNAP!
This happened within 6 months of implant.
So apparently titanium is not that strong.
I wonder if it depends on how the metal is forged.
Titanium bolts or screws in my boss’s neck broke too. Probably within a year’s time 😢
Wth is going on.
Also can sue anymore.
@@deborahwhit9583 Yeah, almost impossible to find an attorney who’ll take a case.
I was out walking one neighbor's dog when I heard another neighbor screaming, "Help me!" I found a place to tie up the dog and let myself into her house, where I found her lying on her kitchen floor with her hip implant failed. She had just brought in her groceries and set them on the table only to end up on the floor just like that.
The Human body itself is a wonderful machine, human hip will last 50 years or more before any weakeness. And here is stronger than human bone titanium breaking in 10 years.
I hope many of our hips last a lot longer than 50 years! I never heard of so many women getting hip replacements as now days. It seems like my Mom's generation and her Mom's weren't' getting them. Is it because they weren't available or because they didn't need them? Thanks!
What if you're 51 years of age?
@@wendym2544My mother was fine too.
Honestly our entire medical system needs revamped. There are so many drug company commercials on TV they couldn’t possibly report any bad news about them or they would be financially crippled which means they can’t actually tell the truth.
I used to manufacture implants for all the manufactures. You can’t cover a story like this in five minutes. Last part I got to say is a Chinese company owns the brand. that’s the big elephant in the room that you’re not talking about how many medical devices are being made in China now within the last 15 years like the pharmaceuticals, that’s because the person sitting in the oval office is owned by the Chinese and sorrow are most of the people sitting in Congress.
Woah
And yes you're right.
This device was made by Wright Medical before they sold their hips and knees business to Chinese company MicroPort. The two piece stem design was not a good design.
Chinese company . . . tells you all you need to know about the quality.
Wright Medical was an American company. They later sold their hip and knee business to Chinese company MicroPort after these incidences.
My sister’s lasted 22 years and the other is 13 years & counting
I wonder how many more people are affected by this terrible design? My grandmother had a hip replacement and it never healed at all. She had additional surgery but she died within the year of the break. The fact that they are still selling these same defective hip implants in other countries is just evil.
One of the reasons I hope to never need a joint replacement. My mom has both knees and a hip. She's had nothing but trouble with them. She has broken bones near them, but not the devices.
I'm sure there is some law firm licking their chops over this class action lawsuit.
I don't see how any prosthetic could be marketed as extra durable for athletes. My surgeon said mine would probably last at least 20 years, but I can never run or jog again. The parts wear out faster, necessitating revision sooner.
I got knee replacement surgery, 2012 so far no problem, perhaps hips replacement takes longer to heal
"i wanted to be an example of healthy habits" and "i had arthritis in my hips at 30" should never be uttered in the same sentence lmfao
I got a new hip in may, mine has been killing me lately and they think mine has failed will find out very soon
OMG, think I will pass on my back surgery 😳
You will pass until you can’t walk and are in so much pain you cry
@@deborahwhit9583 People that run around saying OMG and using emojis should forgo back surgeries. Very dangerous for them.
By now you should have had your six month x-ray. Hope you get good news.
wow i can't believe they are still selling this in other countries. what scumbags.
Talk about something that would totally suck! I'm 56 with no significant joint issues. I eat well and exercise 4 to 5 days a week. I'm going to do some research on the best ways to prevent joint surgeries!
Oh my god, now I am so frightened!
I had a friend she had a hip replacement. The metal shavings came off in her body and poisoned her . she died from it those metal shavings went all over her body. And poisoned her
Mine is titanium , some special poly socket inside of a titanium socket, 1 piece titanium stem into the femur, and a Corning wear ball. Have had 0 issues, 10 years working construction with it so far.
I have 2 titanium hips. I really hope this doesn't happen to me. Kinda scary!
Who did you go with titanium?
@@sl4983 orthopedics in Indiana
I hope they didnt use this in me
Such tragedy people suffering and dying from healthcare system. 😭🙏🏼
First, I assume all these patients weren't on an HMO or a Medicare Advantage plan, or they would have denied, denied, denied. Second, Wright Medical got their money. We know that. And at most the _company_ pays. And moves outside the US.
Denied what? The original surgery or fixing the disaster? Because Medicare pays for hip replacements.
The medical implant companies use a " substantially equivalent " to avoid a standard review by the FDA.
At least one highly rated hospital in Philadelphia wont use certain medical inplants that use this work around of the FDA out of consideration of the protracted unknown health effects .
510k approval is used across all companies. The med device market is too competitive, and the FDA moves at a snails pace. Pretty cool there's a hospital that's found a way around that,
Any time metal is used in the body to replace bone, the person will never be the same. Doctors should not tell patients they will be able to all the activities they used to do. They should take it easy after these kinds of surgeries and even if all goes well and there are no complications or faulty products designs.
But then there's Ruby Tuesday. She's incredible and has had her hip implants since her 20s I think
One should communicate with their medical professionals... not clowns on a TH-cam comment section.
#Say no to implants!!!!
@@cutesybunny3360 Uh huh right. Until your hip breaks?
Coming from the clown who said no such thing as a leg bone@@FlushCut
That’s not true that people don’t know what device/ implant they have because you get an ID Card with your name the surgery date the type of implant and even the model and serial number in many cases. Also when you have the surgery tags from the Implant packaging are placed in the medical records that have make model and serial number so you can easily get the Surgical Report from the hospital. I know all this because in 2006 I shattered my pelvis which was pieced back together with plates and screws then a couple years later I had my first hip replacement which was one of those fancy metal on metal hip replacements that are supposed to last a couple decades. Needless to say I had problems within the first year but finally 5 or 6 years later I had to get the hip replacement replaced and I have ID Cards from both Hip Replacements as well as ones for the other medical implant I have in my spine.
Some company in replacement of body parts is using sub-par titanium. My sister won a lawsuit over defective body parts due to substandard metal.
Sounds about right
I had staple stitches years ago with one surgery and found out I was allergic to titanium. I live with severe arthritis and will NEVER get a replacement.
Does the CBS studio now have a plastic floor? Yuck.
I am 76 and i would die before receiving worthless joint replacements. Arthritis hurts but you can go on.
Ugh, had a hip replacement 3 yrs ago. Now I have to worry about this while climbing ladders or gaffing.
Its ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. THE CEO’s retire with handsome bonuses and enjoying the good life
My titanium hip replacement is 25 yrs old & still doing ok. And i had it done when i was 36, working yrs in a machine shop, hiking, biking, etc. No problems. Its also a Stryker, but made 25 yrs ago. If i get my other done, id want the same as i have now.
My first one lasted 30 years. Had to have a second because my activities. Life caused the wear n tear. The bone that held the titanium deteriorated.
My friend is on his third hip replacement. The first was recalled and had to be replaced. He was riding his motorcycle when a green pickup with Mexico plates rad a red light and hit him, and drove away never to be found. Now he is on his third and doing well.
I hope it didn’t do any damage inside the body of the person, I know a person after hip replacement she died in 6 month.
My moms had severl hip replacements since she broke her hip 20 years ago... And shs just now at 20 years.. hopefully she doesn't have to go through this again... But everyone body is different.. every person bone is different
I don’t have that type.
Mine is 22 years old.
Still good.
Going skiing next week.
This is a quality control issue and the company who produced these hip replacement should be sued out of existence, Period! Heads would roll if this was me!!
Titanium is insanely hard/resilient, and hip replacements aren't new tech or surgery. I am absolutely shocked it could fail this badly and it took months to find the manufacturer at fault. Plus we are jus hearing about it in 2023 when this happened in 2017.
If someone eats a tide pod we hear about it instantly...and it's constantly in the media. Almost 800 here? Radio silence.
Most profitable healthcare system in the world is cutting corners? Who would've thought.
What corners were cut?
The "healthcare system" didn't make those.
Once they get your money, they need a repeat customer to make sure they get more money
If you google the company name you will find it's not the first time they sell crap: "A total 10,825 units from all lots of the device are affected by the recall, manufactured between June 15, 2009 and July 22, 2015 and distributed between June 15, 2009 and July 31, 2015."
They don't have the best design for sure. Go with other competitors.