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Faulty Prosthetic Devices
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Information about faulty or unsafe hip and knee prosthetic devices and legal action that can be taken on behalf of those who have suffered as a result of prostheses.
Video Transcript
[music]Thousands of Americans suffer every day from the immobilizing affects of arthritic conditions or traumatic injuries to their joints. Thanks to some advances in medical science, there now are promises of regainablility. These advances include artificial knees and hips.
In some cases the artificial joints used for replacement cause pain and discomfort, relatively shortly after implantation. Some patients must endure another highly invasive surgery to remove the prostheses.
This can be costly and keep the person from returning to work and normal activity before an extended amount of time. Hip and knee replacements have been recalled because they fail to properly bond and become loose due to either design or manufacturing defects, putting the patient at risk for corrective surgery, reinfection, joint and muscular damage, and a painful rehabilitation process.
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