Stryker Trident Ceramic Hip Replacement Lawsuits
Last Updated: July 2008 • 17 Comments
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Trident ceramic hip replacement systems manufactured by Stryker Corporation, have been associated with a number of reports involving loosening of the parts and squeaking in the hip joint. These problems can reduce an individuals ability to participate in activities they otherwise would, cause severe pain, and may lead to the need for additional surgeries.
STATUS STRYKER HIP LAWSUITS: Potential legal claims are currently pending for individuals injured by defective Stryker Trident Hip Replacement parts, and additional claims are being reviewed by lawyers throughout the United States.
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OVERVIEW: Stryker Trident hip replacement parts are relatively new, featuring ceramic-on-ceramic parts. They have been promoted and sold as more durable and longer lasting than conventional metal-on-plastic or metal-on-metal hip implants. However, a number of recipients have reported the development of severe pain, loud squeaking in the hip joint, loosening of components and premature wearing.
A study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty in 2007 found that about 7% of individuals who received ceramic implants from 2003 to 2005 developed squeaking in their hips (10 out of 143 patients). Among the control group of 48 patients who received implants made of plastic and metal, no reports of squeaking were observed.
The loud squeaky ceramic hips could be a sign of more severe problems beyond the annoyance and embarrassment it causes. Some fear that the squeaks may be a signal that the joint is prematurely wearing out, which could require a second hip replacement surgery.
STRYKER TRIDENT HIP PROBLEMS: Lawyers are reviewing the potential for Stryker Trident Hip lawsuits on behalf of individuals who developed:
- Squeaking hip
- Loosening of hip replacement parts
- Fragments or fractures within the hip
- Joint pain or discomfort which a doctor indicates is related to the implant parts
- Need for additional hip surgery
In November 2007, the FDA sent a warning letter to Stryker Corp as a result of manufacturing problems found at one of the manufacturing plants that makes Trident Hip Implant and Hip Replacement parts. According to the FDA letter, Stryker received a “continual” complaints about their Trident Hip Replacement parts between January 2005 and April 2007, but failed to adequately address the problems.
In January 2008, Stryker issued a recall for two products from their Trident Hip Implant line, the Trident Acetabular PSL Cup and the Trident Hemispherical Cup, after it was discovered that contamination levels at their Cork, Ireland manufacturing plant resulted in the parts not meeting the proper standards for sterility.
STRYKER LAWSUITS: Attorneys are reviewing potential cases for individuals who have experienced substantial problems with their Stryker Trident Hip Implant. Lawsuits are being pursued throughout the United States and there are no fees or expenses unless a recovery is obtained. Submit information for review by a Stryker Trident Hip Implant lawyer, and you may be contacted if it appears you could be entitled to financial compensation.
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Comment by mike on 8 September 2008:
hip surgery replacement with above mentioned product 11/06. Squeaking developed minimally by my 1st aniversary check-up but no cocern was shown by the medical staff and claimed they had never heard of this before. Since, it has gotten much more pronounced and is troubling to all that hear it. It is quite embarassing at this point; although physically, it does not seem to interrupt with daily activities
Comment by angela on 5 October 2008:
my hip by stryker is loose and i need addition surgery
Comment by Geoff on 15 October 2008:
After reading the FDA’s warning letter posted on the FDA website, I find Stryker’s audacity to be astounding. It’s yet another case of corporate greed and disregard for the people who feed their machine.
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Comment by JAMES on 11 February 2009:
DR.MONTILBANO OF NYU REPLACED MY HIP ON OCT 2,2008.I HAVE BEEN IN MOER PAIN SINCE THAT TIME I AM NOT ABLE TO WALK OR EVEN SLEEP WITHOUT TAKING PAIN MEDICATION.MY ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF MY SELF IS VERY LIMITED.THE DOCTOR EVEN WROTE A NOT STATING THAT I NEED HOMECARE.
Comment by FRANCIS on 10 March 2009:
I HAD BOTH OF MY HIPS REPLACRED IN 2005 FIRST MY RIGHT HIP,THEN MY LEFT.GOING FROM OPERATING TABLE TO MY ROOM I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THEY DIDNT LIKE THE WAY IT WENT SURGERY.AS SOON AS I STARTED REHABN I COULD FEEL & HEAR MY LEFT HIP MAKING NOISE & FEELING DISCOMFORT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DOCTOR WITHIN THE FIRST TWO VISITS & AT FIRST HE ADMITTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG BUT LATER DENIED IT.HE CLAIMED JACK NICHALAUS HAD IT DONE SO THATS WHY I AGREED.WELL MY DOCTOR QUIT SEEING ME THAT SAME YEAR AFTER INSURANCE & MONEY RAN OUT.HE NO LONGER WORKS THERE ALSO CANT GET ANOTHER DOCTOR SINCE THEN TO TOUCH ME WITH A TENFOOT POLE BY THE WAY I WAS 44 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME……..
Comment by Jackie on 27 June 2009:
I had this ceramic hip put in on Mar, 06 I am diabetic and it took at least 1 -2 yrs to heal. My hip just didn’t seem right, so I went to my ortho. Dr.he too x-rays and said everything looked fine. In May, 09 I bent over to pick up some clothes and heard this squeaking sound, it took me a couple of times to realize that was my hip. it’s now June and the noise is getting worst and painful, my surgeon has called in a special dr. that will have to do a revision on this ceramic hip that I thought would last for at least 10yrs. I went through hell when the hip was first put in and now a second one, I have heart issues and along with my diabetes I’m not sure I can go through this again. I pray to God that I will be alright, I can’t stop thinking about this defective hip that is in my body and the health risk involved to took it out!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Donna on 10 July 2009:
I had my hip replaced in Nov 2004 and it was the best surgery. I never took a pain pill after the surgery and it has never hurt yet. They even released me from PT early as I was doing so well. I did hear a squeaking the following winter. It was gone during the summer and then back again the following winter. I saw my doctor and he said it was a tendon that crossed the replacement. I havent heard the squeaking anymore.
Comment by Jean on 12 July 2009:
I had a complete hip replacment in August 05. I believe it was a year later my hip begun to pop,with every step i make it is a constant pop.it is painful at times. I went to my Dr and he xrayed and said he saw nothing wrong. My hip sometime wants to go a different way that i intent to go,neary throwing me down.
About two years later I started hearing the squeak,sometimes while I am walking,and when I bend down. It has been very uncomfortable.
People that know me will say I know that is Jean I hear her hip poping or if they hear the squeak. Most that don’t know me just looks at me funny when they hear the poping. My Dr. said he would send me somewhere else to have it replaced,but Oh my, I would hate to have to go through that again.
Comment by Ron on 17 August 2009:
I had my left hip replaced with a Stryker unit in October of 2004. Recently I have noticed a “squeaking” noise from it when I go up stairs. I went to my Dr. and he took X-rays and said everyrthing looks OK but couldn’t explain the squeaking. It seems to me that it is getting worse and more frequent as time goes by. Some days I don’t hear it much but some days it is very noticeable and embarassing. I am concerned because I don’t know if it is damaging the replacement parts and if I could face another recall because of it. In 2000 I had a Sulzer implant done on my other hip and it was recalled and I had to go through a second hip replacement because of a faulty part in it. Second surgeries for the same thing are no fun what so ever. I ended up in a class action law suit over that one and certainly don’t want to go through that again.
Comment by Larry on 31 August 2009:
Has anyone fixed a stryker hip. I had a styker ceramic hip put in in 2003 without any pain. I was 50 It worked great until a year ago when it started squeaking.
Dr. said i was 1 in a 100 and it should still last. The squeaking has gotten worse especially under a load. Dr. say’s i should replace it with the stryker triple x polyethelene socket liner keeping the ceramic head. I’m concerned about the plastic as the cermic was supposed to last 40 years. anyone had this fix???
Comment by anita on 6 September 2009:
i had a total R hip on Oct.1st 2008..I ‘m in the hospital now Sept 1 2009 with a revision because of loosing…It never was right..I had pain for 11 months…will i ever know was it the stryker part or the doc? or both I am 58 and still trying to work
Comment by charles on 11 September 2009:
I have had both my hips replaced 2004 and 2005.since then i have had pain and popping.cant sleep ,one of them is ceramic ,stryker,I went to my doctor after the replacement and told him it was popping he sadi it was tendons and muscle.well its now 2009 almost 2010 and the pain and popping is still here,Is there any help?
Comment by Teena on 29 September 2009:
I had a hip replacement from hell. Pain, popping, squeeking, I went through every walking device available to man kind.
I ended up back in the hospital with an infection that nearly took my life.
I went to another doctor for a second opinion. At this point.. I was in a fetal position.
I went for a revision and had to have the ab cup replaced.. tons of boney growth and the reason for the fetal postion.. the first Doc put in the wrong part.. it was too small. So, I couldn’t stand up. Over a year later.. I’m still taking pain meds.. I can’t sleep.. I walk with a limp.. my entire life has been turned up side down.. Get this.. I was only 48 yrs. old when I was told that I needed the surgery. Plz. do your reasearch before getting any proceedure done. If it weren’t for my mom coming from Central america and telling the Doc’s to take me off of all of the antibotics.. I would not be alive today. Best to you!
Comment by JoAnn on 15 December 2009:
I had both hips replaced the first one went fine, the next one has been popping for years but has recently developed a squeak and loug popping sometimes several pops in a row. I went to the doctor and he sent me for a CT scan to see what is going on. The xray shows damage but they won’t tell me what kind. I had a Trident used in the second surgery and now am facing another.