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March 6, 2024

ProFemur Hip Implant Complications

ProFemur Hip Implant Complications. Today I am going to address the Profemur metal-on-metal (MoM) hip fiasco, the premature failure of the implant, and the need for painful and costly revision surgery.

ProFemur Hip Implant Complications include sudden fracture leading to falls and the need for emergency painful revision surgery. Injured? Call Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm at 214-390-3189.

My focus in this article is the Wright Profemur hips which continue to suddenly fracture at an alarming rate, leading to severe pain, immediate lack of mobility, increased risk of falls, and the expensive emergency revision surgery that is needed to fix the broken hip implant.

What’s the Wright ProFemur Hip Implant?

The Wright Profemur Total Hip System is a modular implant, consisting of a femoral stem, a modular neck, and a femoral head, connected to a metal acetabular cup.

The Wright ProFemur Hip Implant is a type of hip replacement system designed and manufactured by Wright Medical Technology, Inc. It’s part of a category of orthopedic implants used in hip replacement surgeries, also known as total hip arthroplasty. Continue reading

February 17, 2024

Profemur Hip Implant Fracture

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Profemur Hip Implant Fracture. Today I am going to discuss the sad state of affairs regarding Profemur metal-on-metal (MoM) hips, the early failure, and the need for painful and costly revision surgery.

Metal on Metal hip implants fail prematurely at a high rate and may need a revision surgery to correct. Injured? Call Dr. Shezad Malik at 214-390-3189

The focus of this piece is on Wright’s line of Profemur hips which continue to fracture at an alarming rate. The Wright Profemur Total Hip System is a modular implant, consisting of a femoral stem, a modular neck, and a femoral head, connected to a metal acetabular cup.

Hip Implants are a Big Business

Hip replacement is big business and the major orthopedic manufacturers all want a piece of this lucrative pie. In the early 2000s, there was a rush to market of inadequately tested MoM implants. The MoM implants were the result of an innovative idea that assumed that MoM hip implants to be longer lasting than traditional hip implants. Reality in real life did not match expectations. Continue reading

October 18, 2015

Wright Profemur Hip Implant Recall

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Metal on metal hip implants have another premature hip implant failure and metallosis disaster to account for. Recently, another metal hip implant fiasco and recall has hit the airways and garnered the strongest warning/recall from the FDA.

The FDA recently announced the Profemur hip recall for the Long Cobalt Chrome 8 Degree Varus/Valgus Modular Neck, noting that it is a Class I medical device recall.

The epidemic of premature metal on metal hip implant failure continues surge at an alarming rate. DePuy ASR, DePuy Pinnacle, Biomet Magnum & M2a, Smith and Nephew, Wright Conserve, Zimmer Durom cup and Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II, are among hip replacements that continue to fail prematurely and require painful and risky revision surgery.

11,000 Affected Profemur Modular Neck Components

There are high rates of hip implant fractures has led to the recall of nearly 11,000 Profemur Varus/Valgus modular neck components for artificial hip replacement systems.