The Zimmer, Inc. Durom Cup (also known as Durom Acetabular Component) was phased out of the market. The company cited low sales as the reason. However, in the spring of 2008, Dr. Lawrence Dorr with the Dorr Institute for Arthritis Research and Educational Foundation found that an increasing number of his patients needed revision surgeries after having the Durom Cup implanted.  He sent letteres to members of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons warning them of the failure rates.  It was only then that Zimmer Inc. announced it would stop selling the Durom Cup.

Common complaints include:

• Audible clicking or crunching sounds in the hip
• Sense the hip is not in place
• Leg or low back pain
• Groin pain
• Hip pain
• Swelling
• Difficulty standing or walking
• Decline in the ability to do physical activity
• Need to use a cane
• Dislocation

In the event you have post surgical symptoms following a hip replacement surgery utilizing either of these products please contact us for further information about a possible case.