The DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall and The Georgia Doctors Trying To Help ASR Patients
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Over the last few months our office has been flooded with calls from patients suffering pains, dislocations, injuries and concerns over the DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall that officially began in August of 2010. Georgia patients with the ASR implant devices in them have raised valid concerns about their cobalt levels and chromium levels in there blood, and what the future holds for them. The importance of having one's cobalt and chromium tested and carefully monitored has been discussed here. Toxic cobalt levels have been linked to an inflammatory condition that is linked with necrosis of surrounding tissue and eventual bone loss in the hip joint.
One of the most common recent questions we have encountered is what responsibility, if any, do the doctors and/or orthopedic surgeons that implanted these ASR Hip Implant devices have in this nationwide ASR hip implant recall. Our firm's research and findings is clear: NONE in the cases we have seen and reviewed to date.
The reason for this, among many others, is that DePuy and it representatives failed to convey their findings on the ever increasing failure rates of the DePuy ASR devices to the surgeons (and their medical teams) and further made a product that was out right defective according to many learned medical scholars like Stephen Tower and other experienced medical providers. The "cadillac of implants", as the DePuy ASR implant was commonly referred to by DePuy representatives, was far from that promise and warranty.
Unfortunately there is a lot more information we have on these findings but we can only discuss so much in a public forum. Rest assured however, the fault of these injuries pains and problems of cobaltism and metallosis relate to DePuy and its ASR Hip Implant, NOT the medical providers out that there that are trying to help their patients adequately address these issues and perform revision surgeries on those that need them.
In Georgia, based in large part upon anecdotal positive feedback from clients, the following experienced orthopedic surgeons are helping patients overcome the difficulties of the ASR Hip Implants and are further seeking to ensure their patients are properly examined and treated. Some of the more experienced and knowledgeable physicians we have been made aware of and/or worked with are as follows:
Dr. Neil J. Negrin of Atlanta Sports Medicine
Dr. Kenneth Sands , Dr. Harrold Williams , and Dr. Randall Anderson of Harbin Clinic
Dr. Murice Jove and Dr. Scott A. Barbour of Georgia Bone and Joint Specialists
Dr. Anuj Gupta and Dr. John D. Henry of Peachtree Orthopaedics Clinic
Dr. David J. Covall , Dr. Brian Makhuli, Dr. Stephen Kim, and Dr. Kenneth Kress of Resurgens Orthopaedics
Dr. Christopher A. Jarrett and Dr. Joseph Wilkes of Southern Orthopaedic Specialists, LLC
Dr. Murice Jove and Dr. Scott A. Barbour of Georgia Bone and Joint Specialists
Dr. John Keating of The Keating Group and Atlanta Medical Center
Dr. Dougls A. Phillips of Orthopaedic Associates of Augusta, P.A.
Dr. Thomas Branch of University Orthopedics and DeKalb Medical Center
Dr. Thomas Bradbury, Dr. James Roberson , and Dr. Greg Erens of Emory Clinic and Orthopedics
Dr. Scott G. Bowerman of Rome Orthopedic and and Sports Medicine
Dr. Jon E. Minter of The Orthopedic Center of the Southeast
Based on brand new information, the failure and revision rates with the DePuy ASR hip implants may be as high as 49% over the first six years after receiveing the device according to the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Socitey:
The British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Society said in a statement this week that data on the ASR XL Acetabular System from four surgeons show the rate of second operations, or revisions, ranges from 21 percent after four years to 49 percent after six years.
“It’s probably the best indicator so far of what the failure rate is likely to be,” John Skinner, an orthopedic surgeon and chairman of the groups’ expert advisory group on metal bearing hips, said in a telephone interview. “As far as I can tell, it’s reliable.”
If you have questions about your DePuy ASR Hip Implant and want a free legal evaluation of your potential claim or have questions about Broadspire, contact our Georgia Hip Implant Lawyers based in Atlanta, Georgia. We can further explain why we think the above surgeons, among many others, are NOT the source of your problems and pains and why DePuy Orthopaedics and Johnson and Johnson should be the focus of your frustration and concern. We can also discuss how the ASR lawsuit consolidation into the DePuy MDL 2197 (transferred to the Northern District of Ohio) may affect you and your case.
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