May 28, 2014 - In January, 2014, it was reported that Stryker Corporation settled the first four Rejuvenate and ABGII hip replacement lawsuits filed against the company. Thousands more lawsuits are expected, following the ABGII and Rejuvenate recall in July, 2012. At the time of the recall, Stryker stated the two metal hip implants were failing at a higher rate than expected and that fretting and corrosion...

Shortly after the Stryker Urgent Field Safety Notice (July, 2012), Stryker issued a recall of the Rejuvenate and ABGII. The recall listed many of the same issues as the Stryker Urgent Field Safety Notice, however at this time Stryker declined to state a firm failure rate for the recalled hip implants. Those who have not yet experienced problems with a recalled Stryker hip implant could have a chance of developing problems in the future.