DePuy Pinnacle Problems: Hip Pain, Metal Poisoning
November 14, 2011 Posted in: UncategorizedEvery year patients are injured by faulty products, including faulty medical devices, national class action product liability attorney Keith T. Belt says.
The metal-on-metal DePuy Pinnacle Acetabular Cup system has been associated with a number of complications. Reportedly, the DePuy Pinnacle hip is similar to the recalled DePuy ASR hip replacement, which was linked to a high failure rate, among other problems. Although a DePuy Pinnacle recall has not been issued, patients have complained of pain and other complications with the hip replacement.
DePuy Pinnacle Complaints
Reportedly, metal-on-metal DePuy Pinnacle problems may include the following:
- Hip pain
- Trouble walking or standing
- Swelling and tenderness around the hip joint
- Thigh pain
- Snapping or clicking noise
- Issues with weight bearing
- High levels of metals, such as cobalt and chromium, in the body
DePuy Pinnacle Problems: Metal Poisoning
Allegedly, metal-on-metal hip replacements, such as the Pinnacle, can put patients at risk for metallosis and implant failure as a result of tiny metal particles which can be shed into the body as the metal components wear. Patients who have been implanted with a metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implant may wish to seek a blood metal analysis from their doctor to determine whether high blood levels of cobalt or chromium are present. Elevated levels of these metals are common among metal hip implant recipients, and research is ongoing as to whether there are long-term health problems associated with cobalt or chromium toxicity.
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