Failing Smith Nephew Birmingham Hip Lawsuits gaining traction. As the U.S. population continues to age, degenerative hip joint disease from a variety of causes has become more common-place. Orthopedic doctors and hip implant companies over the past several decades of trial and error have developed metal hip designs that were…
Smith & Nephew Metal Hip Implant Injury Update. As another anniversary date of the earth’s rotation around the Sun has passed, comes timely news regarding the product liability metal hip lawsuits against Smith & Nephew. Smith & Nephew Metal Hip Implant Injury Update. Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure linked…
Birmingham Hip Implant Resurfacing Lawsuit News. Over the past ten years, metal on metal (MOM) hip implants have been under fire over their increased risk of premature failure and serious complications of metal poisoning and localized hip soft tissue reactions causing pseudotumors. Birmingham Hip Implant Resurfacing Lawsuit News. Smith &…
Smith & Nephew hip lawsuit settlement. Over the past ten years, metal on metal (MOM) hip implants have been criticized over their increased risk of premature failure and another serious complication known as metallosis. Smith & Nephew hip lawsuit settlement. Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure linked to design defect…
California Smith and Nephew Birmingham hip failure. Gary Lunsford from Riverbank, California filed a personal injury and product liability lawsuit against Smith & Nephew. Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure linked to design defect causing personal injury, metallosis, pain and need for risky revision surgery according to lawsuits According to…
Smith & Nephew Birmingham Resurfacing premature hip failure. Many metal hip manufacturers have been under fire for the past decade over the premature failure of their metal on metal hip designs. Smith & Nephew Birmingham Resurfacing premature hip failure. Smith & Nephew under fire over its BHR line of metal…
Smith Nephew Birmingham Hip Failure Lawsuits. Injured patients blame Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and R3 hip replacement implants for their injuries and premature device failure. These plaintiffs filed a petition in early February with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all pending federal BHR…
Smith Nephew Birmingham Hip Lawsuits heading to MDL. The plaintiffs injured by a Smith and Nephew Birmingham hip (BHR) and R3 hip premature failure have filed a petition with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on February 1, 2017 to consolidate all pending federal BHR and R3 cases in a…
There has been many warnings issued to health departments world wide about potential problems with Smith & Nephew’s Birmingham metal-on-metal hip replacements. These hip model and others including the R3 model, have been linked to a high failure rate according to implant registry data in Europe and Australia. Smith &…