Calaxo® Bone Screw
Houston Defective Product
The Calaxo® bone screw, also known as the “Calaxo Osteoconductive Interference Screw,” is a medical device that was implanted during surgery to help secure the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while it was being repaired.
If you or someone you care about had an ACL surgery between March 2006 and August 2007 and suffered severe pain, swelling, inflammation, and fever, or if you had to have a second knee surgery because the first graft failed, call the Houston defective product lawyers at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law today. Terry Bryant is board certified in personal injury law. He knows Texas, and he knows the law.
What is the ACL and how is it injured?
The ACL is one of the four major ligaments in the knee and is the most commonly injured knee ligament. The ACL is usually torn by sudden twisting or stretching of the leg or by a sharp blow to the knee.
Typically, the injured person will hear a popping sound when the ACL is torn, accompanied by minor pain. The pain progresses, however, and becomes quite severe in some cases. Swelling and a feeling of looseness also occurs.
When were Calaxo bone screws implanted?
The product was on the market between March 2006 and August 2007. In August 2007, the manufacturer recalled the bone screws, citing potential graft failure and premature material degradation.
This meant the screws dissolved too soon in some cases and the joints they were meant to help hold together were falling apart in patients’ knees.
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Calaxo® is a registered trademark of Smith & Nephew and is used here only to identify the product in question.
This law firm is not associated with, sponsored by, or affiliated with Smith & Nephew or any of its subsidiaries.
