An Alabama man claims a defective part in his Smith & Nephew Journey knee replacement led to its preemptive failure and costly and painful revision surgery. According to a report at AboutLawsuits.com, Kenneth King filed a lawsuit against medical device maker Smith & Nephew last month, claiming a component of the Journey knee implant he received was defective. The Uni Tibial baseplate was recalled by the Food and Drug Administration and Smith & Nephew in January 2010 after regulators had received several reports of early failures of the knee replacement system.
