Doctors have known for several years that some hip devices, in which both the ball and cup are made of metal, were failing at faster rates than other hip implants. Research to be presented Wednesday, at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in San Francisco, shows that debilitating problems from all-metal implants can persist for years. Last year, the Food and Drug Administration ordered 21 manufacturers to study patients who received metal-on-metal implants, after issuing a recall of one of the devices in 2010.

“This is a serious problem in the USA,” said Mathias Bostrom, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. “Some implants have a worse record than others, but almost all the metal-on-metal implants have issues.”

Bostrom said metal-on-metal hip implants were sometimes used in younger patients who wanted to remain active in sports.

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$56 million awarded to injured metal-on-metal hip replacement patients

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The litigation involves Biomet’s metal-on-metal hip replacement device known as M2a Magnum. Hundreds of plaintiffs claimed in various courts across the country that the hip device led to injuries.

The lawsuits were combined and jointly heard at the federal court of Indiana, the state where Biomet is headquartered. The multi-district litigation began in 2012.

As part of the settlement, Biomet will deposit $50 million into an escrow account and another $6 million into an attorney fee fund, the filing showed.

The agreement with the plaintiffs shall extend to all pending cases, and any future lawsuit filed in a federal court on or before April 15, 2014.

Plaintiffs who have received a Biomet M2a 38 or M2a Magnum hip replacement system as part of an initial hip replacement that was rectified more than 180 days after it was implanted shall receive a base award of $200,000.

Biomet, however, maintains that the injuries, losses and damages were not due to its hip implants.

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Metal-on-metal hip replacement surgery is a common medical procedure that has major faults.

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