Jon Anderson wrote:

On 5/14/2011 3:30 PM, John G wrote:

Must have been made by a baby powder manufactureer, they have warennty
claims against them in Australia recently.

The Depuy implant is being recalled, but that's not the one she has.
Hers are something fairly new, ceramic on ceramic, and the surgeon said
it just plain failed. I know the ball was replaced, he showed it to her,
not sure if the socket was actually replaced. Wonder what he's going to
have to say about this one... She might pursue legal action on this, AND
insist on a different implant.
Going to suck if they have to replace the the whole thing, she has other
medical issues that make a full replacement something of a gamble WRT
full recovery, losing the leg is a possibility. She's the equivalent of
a full RN here and really knows her stuff. She knows exactly what she's
facing and her odds. Not fun.

Jon

A bit late now, but it's clear you are better off to stick with what
you've got even if it is deteriorating, and of course it's good to try
to take care of what you've got before it deteriorates.