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I recently met with a landscaper from Long Island who had his hip replaced with a hip
implant manufactured by a company known as Wright. This gentleman came in to talk to
me because his hip implant is failing, it’s coming loose, he’s having difficulty with
the implant, and he needs to have it replaced. The problem for this patient is that he’s
a landscaper – he’s self-employed and he has no means to provide for his family
if he’s not able to work. And unfortunately, in which he’s about to begin his work and
make the most money he makes during the course of the year is beginning now. And unfortunately
for him, he’s unable to go to work and he’s going to have to undergo painful and potentially
dangerous revision surgery which is going to keep him out of work for several weeks
– if not months. And typically in these types of cases, once a patient has already
had a hip replacement surgery, second and third and future revision surgeries carry
with them more risks of things like tissue loss, bone loss, bone death, tissue death,
and in fact failure of the implant and subsequent revision surgery. And ultimately, it often
leads to the point where the hip can no longer be revised or replaced at which point someone
will be absolutely unable to work and be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of their lives.
If you’ve had a hip replacement surgery and it’s failed or a knee replacement surgery
and it’s failed, give me a call. I’m happy to talk to you about it. I deal with these
types of questions every day. Again, my name is Dan Burke. I’m a lawyer at Parker Waichman
in New York. I’d be happy to help you out. Thanks very much.