If you or a loved one suffered injury or complications from a Cartiva toe implant device, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Cartiva toe implant lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit cases and settlement claims of patients who claim to have suffered injuries or complications from a Cartiva SCI (Synthetic Cartilage Implant) device a/k/a a Cartiva toe implant.
A Cartiva toe implant is a synthetic cartilage implant device (a polymer-based, viscoelastic hydrogel implant composed of polyvinyl alcohol and saline, i.e., a polyvinyl membrane gel or PVA) used to treat patients with arthritis in the joint of their big toe (first metatarsophalangeal joint), including those suffering from hallux valgus or hallux limitus, hallux rigidus, and/or an unstable or painful metatarsophalangeal joint.
It has been estimated that arthritis of the big toe affects about 2.2 million individuals in the United States. The Cartiva toe implant is an alternative to toe fusion surgery (arthrodesis), a procedure that involves cutting and fusing the phalangeal and metatarsal bones together.
Unfortunately, a study by the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society reported a potentially high failure rate with Cartiva toe implants, including reports of subsidence with lysis near the implant, erosion of the proximal phalynx countersurface (bone erosion), implant wear, no improvement in pain or mobility and a need for additional surgery.
Cartiva Toe Implant Lawsuit and Settlement Claims
Cartiva lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who had a Cartiva SCI (Synthetic Cartilage Implant) device surgically implanted in one or both of their toes and subsequently suffered injury or complications including, among others:
- Toe implant failure
- Toe implant sinks into bone (subsidence)
- Toe implant replacement surgery
- Toe implant revision surgery
- Toe implant fracture
- Toe implant loosening
- Need for toe fusion surgery
- Bone lysis or osteolysis
- Bone erosion
- Shrinkage of toe implant
- Severe toe pain
- Severe foot pain
- Lack of toe movement
- Reduced range of motion
- Loss of mobility
- Inability to walk
- Lack of stability while standing
- Nerve damage
- Silastic granulomas
- Cysts
- Infection
- Toe discomfort
- Other Cartiva toe implant injury
Cartiva lawsuits filed in federal district courts have not been consolidated and/or transferred into an MDL (multidistrict litigation) for coordinated pretrial proceedings. The Cartiva toe implant lawsuit complaints allege, among other things, that, upon information and belief, Plaintiffs’ Cartiva implants had loosening due to shrinkage, marring and deformity of the implant caused by PVA degradation which caused implant failure, subsequent surgeries, pain, loss of mobility and bone loss.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries or complications from a Cartiva toe implant, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Cartiva toe lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact an implant injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
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