Knee Replacements
Each year in the U.S. approximately 300,000 patients undergo knee replacement
surgeries, in which their own knee is replaced with a prosthetic device. Many
recipients of knee implants in the U.S. have suffered from serious medical
complications due to receiving defective knee implants. Some of the patients
have required additional surgeries and have suffered muscular damage, joint damage, and
costly rehabilitation. If you or a loved one has had to undergo a total knee
replacement due to an unsafe defect, you should contact a skilled Kansas City
total knee replacement lawyer at Peterson & Associates to ensure that you
receive aggressive legal representation and recover the compensation that you
deserve for your pain and suffering.
Sulzer Orthopedic announced that its prosthetic knee replacement had
"unanticipated adverse clinical outcomes" in 2001, although the artificial knees
were never officially recalled. Knee replacement recipients and the public were
informed that one of the components of the artificial knee failed to properly
bond with the bone and, as a result, the knee failed in many patients. This
information prompted makers of artificial knees to investigate their own
products, and it was discovered that Smith and Nephew, Johnson and Johnson/Depuy,
Encore and Stryker/Howmedica knees had similar defects and were recalled.
What makes many knee replacements unsuccessful is the gamma-ray treated
ultra-high molecular wave polyethylene in the prosthetic material. The gamma
rays cause the artificial knee to corrode prematurely, which causes the affected
area to suffer from inflammation and may result in bone lysis and loosening
(aseptic loosening).
If your knee was replaced with a defective artificial knee, please contact
Peterson & Associates immediately to discuss your case with one of our
aggressive Missouri total knee replacement attorneys. We may be able to recover
monetary compensation for your defective knee replacement injuries, medical
expenses, loss of wages, and other related costs.
Disclaimer
The Kansas and Missouri defective medical
device, knee replacement recall, knee implant injury or other personal
injury legal information presented at this site should not be construed to
be formal legal advice, nor the formation of a lawyer or attorney-client
relationship. Any results set forth herein are based upon the facts of that
particular case and do not represent a promise or guarantee. Please contact
a knee replacement attorney or defective medical device lawyer for a
consultation on your particular personal injury matter. This web site is not
intended to solicit clients for matters outside the states of Missouri and
Kansas.
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