How can a Stryker Implant Fail and how can its Failure Hurt Me?

• Corrosion at the neck/stem junction causes failure of modular implants
• Corrosion releases potentially toxic heavy metal ions into the soft tissues and bone surrounding the hip
• If untreated, heavy metal ions invade the blood stream and can cause systemic heavy metal toxicity
• Local and systemic heavy metal toxicity have been linked to tissue and bone death as well as organ failure and ultimately device removal
• The only available treatment is to remove the entire device
• Significant risks are associated with device removal surgery including:
  • Infection
  • Unintended bone fracture
  • Removal of large sections of necrotic tissue
  • Significantly increased risk of dislocation
  • Leg length discrepancy
  • Pain from the larger replacement hip implant
  • Extended rehabilitation

The “Stryker Rejuvenate” system:

• Released by Stryker in February of 2010
• Is a modular system designed to re-create a patient’s natural anatomy
• Is designed to promote easier installation with varieties of component designs
• Necks composed of heavy metal cobalt and chromium
• Stems with a titanium coating on the stem

Hip implants like the “Rejuvenate” system and the ABG II are used for correcting joint failure caused by a variety of conditions like osteoarthritis. The indications for the total hip replacement are:

• Non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis;
• Rheumatoid arthritis;
• Correction of functional deformity;
• Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed;
• Treatment of nonunion, femoral neck and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that is unmanageable using other techniques.

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