Sorry to hear about the statue of limitations running out on your husband's hip. That's why I said I wasn't sure what the legal ramifications were. I didn't see WHY your husband had his hip replaced. Was it RECALLED due to an manufacturing defect or did he have a reaction to the metals over time?? I believe that is called a "Delayed Hypersensitivity to Metals." A "Delayed Hypersensitivity" would probably not be an issue you could sue over. If it was RECALLED, when were you or weren't you notified? And then if you were notified, how long after his original surgery? Seems to me if the hip had problems with its manufacturing they should still stand behind it. Although, if he originally received it in 2007 and he started having problems last year, that would be about 14 years, falling close to the low end of the specified life span of an artificial hip. My first knee replacement only lasted 15 years before I had a second replacement.
I had my original hip implanted in 2009 and it was RECALLED in 2012. I actually complained to my physician long before 2012 that something wasn't right. I finally had it replaced in 2014. My doctor actually made me wait until my poison levels reached HIS desired levels before he would finally replace it. I actually had to fight it out with him. I told him the levels were high enough for me and to get it out of my leg. I guess he was following some established revision guidelines from the manufacturer but him making me wait was just ridiculous and almost killed me. Had I had a better understanding of what was happening to me at the time, I should have sought out a new physician and had the revision done earlier. I did have about 6 months worth of trouble with my IT band after the revision. After that, fortunately everything worked out and I haven't had any additional problems with my hip. My challenge now is an unresolved, severely painful, knee replacement, 21 month outs. I cannot find a physician who wants to play detective with me to figure out the problem. Seems like its always something with these artificial joints . . .