It was reported via legal documentation that a patient had a left total knee arthroplasty on 10 oct 2011 and then approximately 10 years 3 months later, on (b)(6) 2021 she experienced a surgical revision.Revision operative report of (b)(6) 2021- postoperative diagnosis: loose plastic spacer, debris synovitis, stable femur, stable tibia, stable patella with local cystic formation in tibia.Name of operation: arthrotomy, evaluation knee replacement, revision spacer, partial synovectomy, removal of debris synovitis, removal of scar tissue.The patient had gross debris synovitis throughout the knee.The plastic spacer was loosened when the knee was put into flexion; it was removed.The patient did have side-to-side play consistent with plastic debris wear.The tibia, the femur and the patella were all stable.They were not loose by mechanical evaluation and visual inspection.The patient did however have two areas on the tibia where were erosion of the cortex, one medial and one anterior with bone in between intact.The femur and patella did not show the same phenomenon.It was elected to just change the plastic spacer from an 11 to a 13.There were no intraoperative complications.No other patient information/medical history reported.No images or photos of the device are provided.The device will not be returned.No other information is available.
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