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DePuy

On August 24, 2010, Depuy Orthopedics recalled two hip replacement systems due to a high rate of revision surgeries required by patients. Approximately 93,000 were implanted and, according to a recent study done by the National Joint Registry (NJR) of England and Wales, nearly one (1) in eight (8) DePuy ASR hip implant devices failed within a five (5) year period requiring patients to undergo revision surgery. Revision Surgery is a second surgery that is required to correct an issue caused by or related to the initial hip surgery. These revision surgeries are expensive and painful recovery can be as or more difficult than recovery from the initial hip surgery. The recall involves the DePuy ASR™ XL Acetabular System and the DePuy ASR™ Hip Resurfacing System, which are a metal-on-metal monoblock devices made of chromium and cobalt. The cause of the DePuy ASR Cup hip implant failures is under investigation. Abnormally high metal ions in surrounding tissue has been noted in some cases. This may cause an adverse reaction in the surrounding tissue and bone that prevents the cup from bonding. The DePuy ASR System's release of the metal ions may be the result of wear on the bearing surface between the femur cap and the DePuy ASR acetabular cup.

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