Comments on: Zimmer Hip Replacement Settlement Offers

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:50:45 +0000

I have had a Zimmer Durom Cup since May 2008 and have had nothing but pain and troubles since then. My mobility is steadily decreasing over time. The doctor’s I am currently seeing to try to find out what is wrong have no idea what to do because the cup “appears” OK on x-ray. All I know it that the last two years have been, and still are, a living hell.

As for what part is used during replacement…of course they don’t put another Durom implant in. The most common approach is to go back to the old plastic lined cup that lasts a shorter time but has more implant history behind it. Either way…it is a nightmare to go through another replacement surgery because Zimmer needed to make a little extra profit.

My biggest frustration with all of this is that I am no longer in a position financially to get the part replaced…and lawyers have told me there is nothing they can do until “the part is in their hands”. CRAZY if you ask me…the suffering implant recipient.

By: Mario

Mario — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:32:07 +0000

If you had a problem with it, your mobility would have decreased over time. Pain grows as you do repetitive movements like walking. I could walk miles just two months after the initial surgery. Twelve months after I can barely walk around my block, and the pain will extend for the rest of the day. Almost like the one I had from my coxarthrosis. Sounds like a Durom problem.

Problem is, what are they doing during the revision surgery? Is the replacement cup the same as the bad one? If the bone did not mend to the first one, why would it mend properly to the next one if it’s the same design?

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:21:14 +0000

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By: bob

bob — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:32:32 +0000

Can you explain what this is all about ….My hip was replaced in 1/07 with a Zimmer hip ….I have no problem…What’s your problem?????

Perhaps it with the doctor & not the replacement…Duh

By: Amartha

Amartha — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:36:46 +0000

I went to India for my hip replacement surgery. Actually it was not because of the money but endless wait that I had to do for my surgery at Charlottetown. I decided to do my surgery in India. I contacted a medical tourism company and they were great. They helped me with everything. The standard of healthcare in India is much better than Canada and if you are suffering due to long wait time it is better to go there.