Anxious wait for thousands of Irish patients over recall

AROUND 3,500 Irish patients received a replacement hip system which is now being recalled worldwide because of its high failure rate.

The DePuy Orthopaedics unit of Johnson & Johnson has recalled hip implants that failed earlier than expected in some patients.

The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) said it had received reports of 12 incidents involving the ASR hip system since it was introduced in 2004.