With a high rate of early failure and revision surgeries, now patients with Stryker Rejuvenate hip systems have another concern. A new study has found a high rate of complications after Stryker Rejuvenate revision surgery, indicating that simply replacing the device might not be an end to the patient’s difficulties.... Read more »

Rosena Lyons, a resident of Georgia, has filed a short form complaint directly into the Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip multidistrict litigation (MDL) that is pending against Howmedica Osteonics, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics. Pursuant to a pretrial order, the plaintiff direct-filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court of... Read more »

With their lawsuit, Charles Dowdy III and Erica Dowdy of New Mexico are demanding that Stryker Orthopaedics be held liable for damages arising from the allegedly defective hip implant, the Stryker Rejuvenate ABG II device. The plaintiffs are demanding punitive damages arguing that the defendants’ actions were “willful, wanton, reckless, fraudulent,... Read more »

Elevated metal levels in the bloodstream have left a hip replacement patient vulnerable to numerous health risks, a new Stryker hip lawsuit claims. The plaintiffs in the complaint state that they were unaware of the risks prior to hip replacement surgery but now are faced with concerns that elevated chromium... Read more »

On July 1, 2015, Linda L. Thompson of Washington filed a lawsuit regarding her Stryker hip replacement device. The complaint names Howmedica Osteonics doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics as defendants. The lawsuit is a short form complaint filed directly in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2441, which is proceeding in... Read more »

In a decision that greatly impacts Stryker and its subsidiary Howmedica Osteonics for years to come, a federal judge ruled on April 17, 2015 that plaintiffs who underwent revision surgery after filing a Stryker hip lawsuit can now file a Notice of Revision Surgery that will amend the plaintiff’s prior pleadings in... Read more »

Two Washington plaintiffs have filed a Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuit in coordinated proceedings in Minnesota. The complaint includes allegations that the Rejuvenate hip implanted into one of the plaintiffs left him with painful injuries and the need for revision surgery just a few short years after his original procedure. Charles... Read more »