If you are the
recipient of a Stryker Rejuvenate or ABGII hip implant then perhaps you have
experienced problems related to the implant. Like other metal-on-metal hip
implants, the Rejuvenate and ABGII have the potential of causing metallosis
even though the design calls for a ceramic head rather than a metal one.
Stryker issued a recall of the both implants this past July, 2012 after first
issuing an Urgent Field Safety Notice to hospitals and physicians in the prior April.
This notice cited the potential of fretting and corrosion at the neck juncture
as well as the risk of metal ion release.
While there is
not the same level of surface area as the all-metal implants, the corrosion
which can occur in the Stryker Rejuvenate and Stryker ABGII can nonetheless
lead to metallosis. In addition to the neck juncture which can result in corrosion,
there are metal trunnions located at either end of the neck which allow the
component to snap into the stem on one end and the acetabular
cup on the other. Body fluids can become trapped under these trunnions, leading
to further corrosion.
