Little information is known about this complaint.It is unknown why the surgery was performed or if a failure of the device contributed.When more information is made available, a supplement report will be submitted.
Event or Problem Description
A patient was reported to have undergone a revision surgery where a washout was performed.The reason for the washout is currently unknown.A postbilling form from the revision surgery found that a new tibial hinge component, tibial poly spacer, and a distal femur axial pin were placed.This was most likely the result of replacing explanted implants.It is unknown at this time whether a failure of these implants occured.