Knee Deep In Knee Pain?

Knee replacement surgeries are painful, time-consuming and cost quite a bit. Knee replacement surgeries are extremely common and not just in the US but all over the world. Unfortunately, something that has become even as common as knee replacement surgeries are incidents of pain and trouble that patients have had with the knee replacement surgeries.

Over 700,000 knee replacement surgeries take place in the US alone every year. Patients who end up with faulty and damaged knee replacement devices are on the receiving end of pain, loss of money and loss of productivity as well. Devices that lack quality or malfunction deny people the ability to function normally and there is a definite loss of productivity. Faulty devices can lead to some major side effects, some of which are:

1. Wound healing problems – This should be shown to a surgeon as soon as it is identified to avoid more serious complications.

2.  Infection

3. Deep vein thrombosis – This is harder to diagnose as it can present itself as something simple like chest pain or can take the form of more obvious calf pain.

4. Neurological Injury

5. Restriction of movement

6. Pain that persists

Due to the increasing number of side effects and its complex nature, diagnosis and treatment should be worked out as soon as possible. The most common treatment for this is a revision surgery which tends to be more expensive and more invasive than the first surgery. Due to its high cost and other expensive variables, many people consider filing litigation against the device manufacturer or seller. This is such a common phenomenon that knee litigation is now actually a term and refers to availing legal counsel and aid in order to get compensated for the money lost, time loss and the extensive pain caused to the patient. Patients should remember that manufacturers and sellers of faulty devices can and should be held accountable for providing and selling products of low quality. One must remember to file a case before the incident’s statute of limitations has passed (this differs from state to state).

If your device is failing, make sure to consult a surgeon to save what you can and then consult a lawyer for knee litigation (you can simply Google, for eg knee litigation in attune to get contacts).