Manufacturing Concerns Factor in New Stryker Hip Lawsuit

Stryker Orthopaedics is facing a lawsuit alleging damages caused by the company’s titanium alloy Rejuvenate hip system. The suit, filed Aug. 7 in the Superior Court of New Jersey, claims that a Florida woman, Dianne Pingel, received two Rejuvenate hips in October 2011 and suffered a femur fracture while undergoing revision surgery after one of the implants failed.
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