According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, more than 700,000 primary hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year. One of the most successful joint surgeries performed, operations have a productivity rate of 90 percent and can last at least fifteen years in 95 percent of all ideal candidates.

Common reasons for hip surgery include rheumatoid arthritis, osteonecrosis, hip injuries and bone tumors. In many cases complete hip replacement is a last resort if walking aids, exercising, physical therapy and medications fail to do the job. The surgery itself lasts between two and four hours and physical therapy begins immediately after the surgery. On day one you will meet with a respiratory therapist to check your lungs following the surgery. You will then meet with a physical therapist to learn how to sit up, bend over, and walk correctly.

In August 2010, DePuy Orthopedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced a global recall of the ASR XL Acetabular System, which includes the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Product defects of the total hip replacement system, which has been available in the United States since July of 2003, include component loosening and misalignment, dislocation of the elements, infection, fracture of the bone, metal sensitivity, and pain.

It is estimated that the Zimmer Durom Cup was used in roughly 13,000 hip replacement surgeries throughout the United States between 2005 and 2008. Research indicated between a 5% and 8% rate of failure involving an improper bond between the patient’s bone and the cup itself. Complications were brought to the public’s attention in April of 2008 when Dr. Dorr, a highly respected Californian orthopedic surgeon wrote a letter to the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons warning about the potential dangers.

In January 2008 Stryker Corp recalled the Trident Acetabular PSL Cup and the Trident Hemispherical Cup following a discovery by the United Stated Food and Drug Administration of substandard, unsanitary conditions at two manufacturing plants as well as multiple reports of pain and injuries by patients. The first manufacturing facility located in Mahwah, New Jersey contained staphylococcus bacteria and other disease causing germs. A second facility, located in Cork, Ireland, had problems with product testing procedures.

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