Recently the FDA has received a large amount of reports stating that surgeons performing revision surgeries on individuals with the Zimmer Hip.. Indicating that during the Durom Cup hip replacement revision surgery the surgeon observed the acetabular component of the Zimmer Durom Cup had loosened or migrated.

It is very likely that if the Zimmer Durom replacement hip fails that patients will be required to undergo a hip revision surgery. After hip replacement surgery if pain persists then it is possible there was a faulty hip implant, a broken hip implant or a defective hip implant. If you have received a Zimmer Durom Hip Replacement and are concerned about whether or not it may be defective the best bet is to contact your orthopedic surgeon that performed the procedure or the hospital where the procedure took place. This is to find out if the Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant was used in their hip replacement surgery and to see if they may have a hip replacement failure.

A world renowned orthopedic surgeon has recently submitted a report, individuals that have undergone a Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant have had to undergo a second surgery, to revise the original hip replacement surgery due to the hip implant device not seating properly and sometimes even migrating.

Lawyers have been investigating the durom implant and will be seeking Zimmer hip class action settlements for patients implanted with the defective Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implants.

The Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Replacement has been reported by surgeons to come loose and the Zimmer Durom Cup was taken off the market as of July 24, 2008. The Zimmer hip recall was prompted after defects of the Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Replacement were brought to light to the medical profession on April 22, 2008, by Dr. Larry Dorr. Plenty of Dr. Dorr's patients who were implanted with the Zimmer Hip required hip revision surgery due to the Zimmer Durom Cup failing to bond properly.

Dr. Dorr wrote the following letter to his co-workers at the Yank organisation of Hip and Knee Surgeons caution of the screw ups and defects associated with Zimmer's Durom hip cup after notifying Zimmer of the issues with the Zimmer Hip.