Durum Cup disturbing side effects in the first orthopedic surgeon in April 2008 Larry Dorr was brought to the attention of the medical community. A letter to the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the door was confronted with the Durum Cup made note of the high failure rate. A revisionary surgery was necessary to replace the door cup the Durum cup, was performed using 14 reported 165 hip replacement surgeries.

In the opinion of Dr. Larry Dorr, Durum Cup hip replacement recall failure was the result of faulty construction. In his opinion, as well as many other orthopedic specialists, durum cup hip socket will not seal correctly. Consequently, it is often within the first few years of changing surgery patients come from the hip socket. The detachment is often very painful and immobilizing patients proved. Once isolated, Durum Cup may move around the metal mechanism the agonizing pain caused by bone rubbing on bone and the hip socket.

DePuy Orthopedics five-year revision or secondary hip surgery, a significantly higher percentage (12-13%) due, Inc England and Wales National Joint Registry (NJR) based on data reported on this year, the manufacturer announced this week voluntarily ASR ?XL ace tabular system and the DePuy ASR ?Hip Resurfacing System is pulling from the market. Voluntary recall DePuy globally the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory agencies have been notified.

Tip ASR to limit the chance of repeated dislocation, large diameter, monoblock resurfacing hip and may benefit from the stability of the device which is preferred by surgeons for younger patients is part of a class of replacement equipment. DePuy ASR ?Hip Resurfacing System was introduced in 2003 and is only approved for use outside the U.S. ASR ?XL ace tabular system was first launched in 2004 and is available worldwide.

ASR to below 50 mm in diameter for revision risk of head size was highest with women. As the numbers suggest, the ASR hip replacement surgeries have been successful. However, DePuy ASR device using a strongly immediately perform a full evaluation of patients see their transplant surgeon is suggesting.

DePuy Orthopedics President David Floyd released this statement:

We remember the patients, their family members and surgeons will be related to the regret. We provide information through multiple channels and remember associated with doctor visits, tests and procedures patients to pay for the cost of and are committed to helping healthcare providers. Revision surgery associated with the DePuy ASR recall, including reasonable and customary costs of monitoring and treatment for services to be covered.

Patients with questions about the recall should visit depuy.com and health care professionals. August 27, as patients in the U.S. and Canada 888-627-2677 Monday-Saturday can contact DePuy by calling; 8 to 9 pm EST. Patients in other countries +1 813-287-1651 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the U.S. can place a collect call. DePuy it seems that the decline in demand and the obvious need t