The ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System are orthopedic hip replacement devices manufactured by DePuy and both were recalled from the worldwide market in August of 2010. It was discovered by a foreign joint registry that these implants inherently have flaws that contributed to its high failure rate. Components from the hip replacements rub together that cause metal ions such as cobalt and chromium to get scraped off and be absorbed by the body into the bloodstream. Some DeP...
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There is definitely no doubt about it. DePuy Orthopaedics should issued a recall the moment they knew that their implants were defective. In fact, they should have never released their ASR implants to the market, because they never underwent clinical testing procedures set forth by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. It was eventually found out that the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System both had a failure rate of 12-13%. It can also affect 1 in eve...
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