Stryker s voluntary recall of rejuvenate and abg ii modular neck hip stems hip replacements hip joint replacement is intended for use in individuals with joint disease resulting from degenerative and rheumatoid arthritis avascular necrosis fracture of the neck of the femur or functional deformity of the hip.
Stryker hip replacement.
Considered one of the most successful orthopaedic innovations of its time hip replacements have been performed for more than 125 years.
If non surgical treatments like physical therapy and medication don t bring relief your doctor may recommend hip replacement.
Hip replacement has come a long way in the past decades.
Revision surgery is the only way to correct.
Our joint replacement solutions offer you the combination of market leading implants for the hip knee ankle and shoulder along with mako robotic arm assisted technology and performance solutions consultative services for the orthopaedic service line.
We offer market leading hip replacement implants for total hip arthroplasty including our primary and revision portfolios designed to offer you a wide variety of implants instrumentation and muscle sparing surgical approach options.
Newer techniques such as mako may preserve more of your natural bone.
2 in other words today s jointreplacement techniques may mean less pain and a quicker return to your daily activities.
The shells or cups sometimes loosen after surgery causing patients to develop hip and groin pain.
Other patients have developed complications after undergoing a hip replacement with a stryker tritanium acetabular shell.
3 4 but joint replacement.
1 in fact the procedure is performed more than 300 000 times every year in the u s.
Stryker recalled two of its hip replacement systems that contained the alloy.