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CRESSKILL, N.J., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The first three lawsuits over the failure of DePuy Orthopedic, Inc.'s ASR hip implants have been settled for $600,000, but the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary faces more than 8,000 additional suits. Plaintiffs in the litigation, facing huge medical bills to remedy the side effects of the devices' failure, will be offered post-settlement lawsuit financing by RD Legal Funding, LLC ("RD Legal") as soon as their settlement amounts are...

Some Smaller Clots May Not Require Potentially Risky Treatment ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Men and women who undergo joint replacement procedures, as well as those who have significant fractures, tend to be at an increased risk of developing pulmonary emboli (PE), blood clots that travel to the lungs where they may cause serious complications and even death. Patients are often aggressively treated with anticoagulants, or blood thinners, to help prevent...

The US Drug Watchdog says, “The Europeans are suggesting failure rates involving metal on metal hip implants of 50%, or more, and they may soon be requiring annual blood testing to determine if a metal on metal hip implant has failed. If the Europeans are suggesting this we think it wise for any US recipient of a metal on metal hip implant to start doing the same thing. At the same time we are mocking the US FDA for being in the bag for big pharmaceutical, or medical device companies....

One of the longest running orthopedic surgery practices in the Phoenix Metro Valley, Arizona Bone and Joint Specialists are proud to debut exciting changes to benefit patients. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) August 10, 2012 One of the most prestigious and longest running orthopedic surgeons' practices in the Phoenix Metro Valley, Arizona Bone and Joint Specialists is introducing exciting changes focused on offering patients better medical care and easier access to information and education. A...

Lawyers handling Stryker Rejuvenate hip recall claims offer no-cost, no-obligation consultation for persons with recalled Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stem hip replacement systems. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) August 06, 2012 The Stryker hip recall lawyers at The Onder Law Firm are offering free consultations to persons a Stryker Rejuvenate or ABG II metal-on-metal bearing hip replacement system.    Stryker Orthopaedics announced this hip recall on July 10,...

The US Drug Watchdog says, "We are talking about 500,000 US citizens with metal on metal hip implants, with a possible 50% plus failure ratio. We want to hear from any metal-on metal hip implant recipient if their hip implant has already failed, or if the hip implant recipient is suffering the symptoms of a metal-on metal hip implant failure, or the metal on metal hip implant recipient is concerned about a premature failure. We will provide a metal on metal hip implant recipient with...

Studies look at post surgical infection after an orthopaedic trauma and total joint replacement ROSEMONT, Ill., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two recent studies in the July issues of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) looked at surgical site infections and hyperglycemia, the technical term for high blood glucose, or high blood sugar. According to the first study "Relationship of Hyperglycemia and Surgical-Site Infection in Orthopaedic Surgery," high blood...

The US Drug Watchdog is calling the US metal on metal hip implant disaster a train wreck, and they are convinced there are hundreds of thousands of US citizens who are recipients of a metal-on-metal hip implant that has failed, or will fail prematurely. Symptoms of a metal-on-metal hip implant failure include pain in the area of the hip implant, loss of flexibility, swelling in the area of the metal-on metal hip implant, loss of mobility, and elevated levels of cobalt, or chromium in the...

WARSAW, Ind., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- People suffering from severe hip or knee pain due to osteoarthritis wait, on average, seven to 11 years before undergoing joint replacement surgery.[i] Many people delay hip or knee replacement surgery due to fear, misinformation or a lack of awareness about treatment options. That's why DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (DePuy) is teaming up with Ellyn Spragins, author of the best-selling "Letters to My Younger Self®" book series to introduce the...

These are very commonly performed surgeries – half a million knee replacements and 200,000 hip replacements are performed in the United States annually. They are much safer, more durable and more effective procedures than in the past. Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 Medications. Physical therapy. Steroid injections. Many people try them all, but their joint pain always seems to come back. Joint replacement surgery could be an option, though, naturally, many patients are...