Have You Been Injured By A Knee Replacement? (NAPSA)—If you have experienced serious problems with your knee replacement, the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg is interested in speaking with you. The companyis currently representing individuals who have been implanted with certain knee implant components. It has clients needing knee revisions due to loosening of the Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral knee replacement system. In a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2010, certain cement- less High-Flex Femoral Components have experienced a high incidence of failure with 36 percent being loose and 9.3 percent having required revision surgery or impendingrevision for painful loosening. The authors of the study have stressed that “this component is still commercially available but should not be used for any patient.” Additionally, Zimmer, Inc. recently, on Sept. 15, 2010, issued a recall of certain lots of the LPS Flex Gender Femoral Component due to its failure to conform to specifications. Contact Weitz & Luxenberg immediately if you have been implanted with the aforementioned Zimmer, Inc. components and have experienced anyof the following: Knee replacementfailure Revision knee surgery Painful loosening of the knee replacement You may be surprised to learn that a certain model of knee replacement has a particularly high rate of failure in patients. To find out more, please visit www.weitzlux.com or call (888) 411-5297.
