Hip Surgery as Hip Fracture, Osteoporosis Treatment

Less credited part of the body are hips, medical observers say. The medical term for hips is “coxa.” Moreover, hips allow the legs in space to be mobile and it also transfers the upper body pressure to the lower limbs. This body part is responsible for carrying the weight of our upper body and providing stability so we are able to walk, stand or run. Hips are also one of the most vulnerable parts to pain and problems. Thus, hip replacement surgery was developed. Medicines, weight loss, exercise and hip replacement surgeries are not the only solutions to hip pain problems. There are also several foods that may help, according to medical experts. The treatment for hip pain will vary, depending on the condition of each individual patient. Hip surgeries are one of the most risky treatments. This surgery has been controversial due to the possibility of hip device failure, such as the ones manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Defective prostheses device, like the recalled DePuy hip replacement system, is one of the problems of these procedures. Close to two years after the hip recall began, the first DePuy ASR hip trials have been scheduled. Two hip replacement lawsuits will go before the juries of Nevada and Maryland state courts on December 3, 2012 and in January 2013, respectively. Both cases involve three recipients each of DePuy Orthopaedics recalled ASR hip replacements.

Hip fracture is a common problem in the United States. In managing hip injuries, total hip replacement is one of the best choices, some medical specialists say. Since most of the surgery patients are aged 65 and up, the search for less invasive procedures is on. One of the best options in handling hip fracture is a total hip replacement, given that the patient is able to cope with the conditions of this procedure. Risks and complications are always present in surgeries, especially that there exist allegations on defective medical products such as the DePuy hip replacement.

As we get older, the normal defense of our body will significantly weaken. Diseases will also seem to be sprouting like a bunch of mushrooms. Bone diseases like osteoporosis and other joint problems are common. People in the upper age group of around 65 and above are the ones who usually experience these. The hips may greatly distract daily normal activities when injured and diseased. Aside from hip fracture, it is known that osteoporosis is one of the most usual problems of the hips. A time will come that osteoporosis patients will need to go through hip surgery, too.

Hip replacement surgery is what you call the procedure wherein the injured part of the hip is removed and eventually replaced with a new device. To relieve the individual from pain and resume or improve the function of the hips is the main procedure of that surgery. Although the procedure’s prognosis is good, it is still alarming that there might be complications due to defective devices. The allegations on DePuy metal-on-metal product serve as an example.

Some patients said that they experienced mobility difficulties and any actions that require pressure on the hips due to the premature loosening of the device. The device is also associated with metal toxicity because metal bits from the implanted might enter the bloodstream of the patient. There is in fact more and more people filing  DePuy hip replacement lawsuit  for them to be compensated from the sufferings they encountered upon using the device. Finally in August 2010, the manufacturer implemented the worldwide recall of their hip devices.

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nytimes.com/2011/12/15/business/bill-would-require-more-monitoring-of-implants.html?_r=1

prweb.com/releases/senate-bill-track-implant/failure-rates-depuy/prweb9050119.htm

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