posted by on May 15
Hip implant class action lawsuits are all over the news, but now the FDA is looking into new danger posted by metal on metal hip implants: hip implant metal poisoning caused by cobalt and chromium from the device, leaking into the bloodstream. When the metal on metal hip implant seeps into the body, a situation called metallosis occurs, where the body is slowly poisoned by microscopic pieces of metal. In this case, it would be chromium and cobalt.
Metallosis causes pain, weakness, numbness, shortness of breath, and damages organs. Hip implant metal poisoning is a new phenomena, and it’s only recently that the FDA has asked that companies manufacturing the devices to perform research.
A quarter of a million hip implants are performed each year in the United States. About one third of these are metal on metal hip implants. Usually, the metal on metal type is used for younger people, who plan on being very active after surgery. The other option besides metal on metal hip implants is metal on ceramic.
Some people have even chosen to have the metal on metal hip implants removed, and have experienced a release from pain, which has been described as a burning fire.