712 Cases Pending on Smith & Nephew BHR Hip MDL Docket

BALTIMORE — According to a recent court filing by Smith & Nephew Inc., there are 712 total active cases pending on the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing multidistrict litigation docket in Maryland federal court.

The Nov. 1 brief filed before Judge Catherine Blake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland says 489 of the cases involve the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Femoral Head and the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Acetabular Cup.

And 223 of the active cases involve THA Systems, which are BHR components used as part of a total hip replacement construct. Components may include various femoral hip stems, the …