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• Synovo Total Hip Systems Have Not Been Sufficiently Tested, FDA Warns

  January 4, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA is warning healthcare professionals not to use Synovo Total Hip Systems, because the manufacturer has made changes to the implants which have not been tested for safety or effectiveness by federal regulators.

• Exactech Connexion GXL Liner Lawsuit Filed After Hip Replacement Failed After Only Four Years

  December 20, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed over a failed Connexion GXL hip liner claims a hip implant designed to last 20 years failed after only four, resulting in the need for revision surgery.

• Exactech Hip Recall Expanded to Include Another 40K Implants, As Lawsuits Continue to Mount

  August 16, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Another 40,000 Exactech hip implants are being recalled due to the failure of polyethylene inserts which can result in implant failure and the need for revision surgery.

• Risk for Hip, Knee Replacements May Be Predicted By Genetics: Study

  May 10, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A new study finds there may be a genetic component which increases the risk of needing knee or hip replacement revision surgery.

• Exactech Hip Replacement Lawsuit Filed Over “Poly Wear” and “Metallosis” From Defective Liner

  April 27, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An Exactech hip replacement lawsuit blames a defective design for metallosis, liner wear and the need for revision surgery.

• Exactech Connexion GXL Liner Lawsuit Filed Over Hip Replacement Failure

  March 18, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An Exactech Connexion GXL hip implant liner failed prematurely for a New York man, resulting in the need for revision surgery and a recently-filed product liability lawsuit.

• Exactech Novation Hip Lawsuit Filed Over Recalled Connexion GXL Polyethylene Liners

  February 23, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An ExacTech Connexion GXL lawsuit claims the hip implant liners are defectively designed, which leads to premature wear and failure.

• Stryker Tritanium Acetabular Cup (TAC) Lawsuit Filed Over Hip System Failure

  August 26, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A hip implant lawsuit claims the Stryker Trident Tritanium Acetabular Cup is defectively designed and prone to failure, resulting in a Texas woman needing revision surgery after just four years.

• Hip And Knee Replacement Systems Should Last 25 Years, Studies Say

  February 28, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Two new studies reveal that most patients can reasonably expect that their hip and knee replacement systems should last about 25 years.

• Stryker Settling Hip Replacement Lawsuits Over LFit CoCr v40 Femoral Head Problems

  November 6, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties have reached a potential settlement agreement on resolving some Stryker LFit V40 hip component system lawsuits.