Physicians and researchers across the country have begun seriously examining the Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Knee system and its high failure rates, raising questions about whether it will be the next product recalled.
In 2010, the DePuy ASR was recalled due to a design defect that caused extremely high failure rates in patients and required multiple hip replacements.
Last March, surgeons Dr. Richard Berger and Dr. Craig Della Valle from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, presented study results to a conference of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Among their findings were that 36% of patients studied within 2 years showed signs of the knee replacement loosening. Unlike most knee implants, the NexGen is made of a porous fiber metal and a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy, but is not attached to the knee with cement. Since being released, more than 150,000 Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex knee implants have been sold.
If you or someone you love has a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement and has been having problems, please contact your physician or surgeon immediately
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