If you or a family member have had to undergo replacement surgery for a defective hip implant or have been told your prosthetic hip must be replaced, please contact Metal Hip Advocates right away. Metal Hip Advocates are pursuing potential hip replacement lawsuits for individuals who have experienced problems following surgery that may have been caused by a defective device or recalled artificial hip implant.

The key problem with metal hip implants is that friction created by the normal movement of the device causes the release of microscopic shavings and metal debris into surrounding tissue and blood. This can lead to a condition called metallosis, the build-up of metal debris in the soft tissues of the body, which is characterized by painful inflammatory reactions in body tissue and a high blood-metal count.

Tens of thousands of patients who received metal hip implants have suffered crippling tissue and muscle damage, debilitating pain after hip replacement surgery, and the premature failure of their hip replacement implants. As a result, these hip replacement patients have had to undergo additional, painful, and costly operations (known as revision surgery) to remove the faulty metal implants and insert new devices

A number of different types of metal hip replacements have been plagued by reports of early failure, often within a few years after the device is implanted. As the metal components rub against each other, microscopic shavings of cobalt and chromium may be released into the body, potentially leading to loosening or catastrophic failure.