As a Maryland hip recall attorney, I see many patients undergo hip implant revision surgery without knowing the complications. Hip revision surgery is a complicated surgery, with potential risks patients should know about to ensure their recovery has the success rate.

Here are some of the potential risks:

• Infection: Hip revision surgeries are lengthy procedures, exposing the body to potential infectious agents for longer periods.
• Bleeding: Excessive blood loss is problematic since a larger incision is required to remove the first implant.
• Nerve or blood vessel trauma: Scar tissue from the first surgery relocates nerves and blood vessels, making it easier to cut, bruise, or impinge either or both.
• Poor positioning or loose fixation: Second implants have a less-secure base of attachment with a greater chance of shifting, loosening, or breaking adjacent bone.
• Deep venous thrombosis: Patients are more sedentary through a longer recovery thus increasing the chances of deep venous thrombosis.
• Blood clots: Trauma to the blood vessels can occur when the hip muscles are moved aside to extract the first implant. Blood clots in the heart and lungs are a dangerous complication, and stroke is also possible.
• Dislocation: This is especially common after a second surgery, a fact that lengthens the recovery period and slows physical therapy.

If you or someone you know has the DePuy ASR hip you might want to consult with a DePuy hip recall lawyer to find out what the next steps you should take are. More and more information is coming to light about how to proceed. You don’t have to face DePuy alone.