Hospital Consent Forms do not inform patients about joint replacement purgatory.

When you sign the hospital consent form you should be informed

•  the device company has a federal entitlement that prevents you from filing a lawsuit. 
•  the surgeon is only required to report an adverse event to the FDA if you die.
•  you may be in pain and disfigured from a failed device and the hospital/surgeon are legally able to send you a letter stating that only federally mandated medical care will be provided in the future. 
• during "revision" surgery the surgeon can remove components and not be required to give them to you.
• there are no UDI's (unique device identifiers). 
•  the U.S. does not keep a registry of implanted devices.