Ontario, CanadaSome Canadian patients have begun to file DePuy hip replacement lawsuits because of the pain and suffering they claim they will endure following the company's recent recall of the devices, CTV.ca reports.
DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, issued a voluntary recall of the metal hip sockets in August after approximately 13 percent of patients needed a second hip replacement within five years of receiving the implant, according to the news provider.
"I think this is one of the most serious [lawsuits] because of the degree that people have to suffer to have the implant removed, and the recuperation that they have to undergo for a couple of years," a lawyer representing a victim told the news source.
Hillary Berthelet, one of the patients affected by the defect, said she had a hip implant three years ago but knew almost right away that something wasn't right.
"At a certain part of the motion of my leg, the joint would…clunk. There is no other word. It would clunk," she told the news provider.
According to The New York Times, the FDA says that since the beginning of 2008, it has received approximately 400 complaints involving US patients who received the device.
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