Many people do not know that the complications that stem from the DePuy ASRs were revealed by a foreign source . The hip replacement recall was prompted by a series of events that started with a source that did not come from the United States. The unusually hig failure rate these devices have were first noticed by a joint registry based in Australia. Before the global recall, the hip replacements were first taken off the Australian market.

When DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, failed to recall their hip replacement devices after they knew of its failure, much resentment arose followed by hundreds of lawsuits filed. Data revealed from different sources were what urged the company to withdraw the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System from the global market in August.

The charges thrown at the company is based on compelling proof. The United States Food and Drugs Administration have been notified of complaints with the ASR devices as early as 2008. Director of the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry, Professor Stephen Graves informed the company of the present failure rate of their hip implants. Actually, the company was cautioned about the data seven times. The DePuy hip replacement units were recalled in Australia in December 2009 which was almost a year before they issued the worldwide recall of the implants.

Even though DePuy Orthopaedics is still responsible for the fiasco, some say that the recall would have been declared earlier had the the United States possessed a program like the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry.

The creation of the American Joint Replacement Registry by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons shows promise in the lessening of such occurrences to happen in the future. Nationally, 15 hospitals have launched pilot programs in October. The program will closely keep an eye on individual artificial hips implanted by participating surgeons and hospitals. “The advantages of a registry are many. You can pool patients, provide contemporary information and do postmarket surveillance. It can lead to evidence-based practice, generate research questions and be, in and of itself, a research tool,” declares orthopedic surgeon Dr. William J. Maloney. In Sweden, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia, the need for a revision surgery was reduced dramatically to as high as 10 percent.

However, the suffering endured by ASR hip replacement victims is undeniable. DePuy should be made to compensate the losses you endured and a hip replacement lawyer can increase your chances of acquiring it. Contact a lawyer to give you a free case evaluation at the DePuy Hip Replacement Recall information website.