Systemic Cobalt Poisoning Increasingly Recognized with MoM Hip Implants
Cobalt Poisoning From Arthroplasty. A review published in the Journal of Patient Safety evaluates systemic arthroprosthetic cobaltism, or systemic cobalt poisoning from arthroplasty implants, related to corrosion of chrome-cobalt hip implants. The researchers sought to identify all cases of systemic arthroprosthetic cobaltism through … [Read more...]
Hip Replacement Patient Diagnosed with Cobalt Poisoning
Metal-on-metal hip device implants continue to be tied to an unusual combination of symptoms that often baffle physicians. Metal-on-metal hip device implants. continue to be tied to an unusual combination of symptoms that often baffle physicians and lead to delayed diagnosis and serious side effects. In a case in which the … [Read more...]
Andres Alonso Named to DePuy Hip Implant Litigation Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee
Andres F. Alonso, Esq., a partner of the national personal injury law firm, has been named to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the federal litigation surrounding DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System. The appointment was made by U.S. District Judge David A. Katz, the federal judge overseeing the DePuy ASR Hip Implant multidistrict … [Read more...]
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Hearing Convened
The first hearing for federal DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuits was held earlier this week. The status conference was convened to determine which defective medical device lawyers would serve on the plaintiffs' steering committee for the DePuy hip implant multidistrict litigation. Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics unit issued … [Read more...]
