Patient received a right revision of an unknown unicompartmental knee to treat aseptic loosening.A primary attune knee was implanted.The patella was resurfaced and depuy cement x 2 was utilized.The procedure was completed without complications.Patient¿s right knee was revised to treat pain, instability, loss of function, and swelling secondary to suspected tibial tray loosening.Upon entering the joint, a large effusion was evacuated.The surgeon identified and excised extensive periarticular hypertrophic synovitis consistent with polyethylene wear.Upon inspection, the surgeon identified wear and a cold-flow deformation on the insert, with notable backside wear.The tibial tray was loosened and debonded at the cement to implant interface and revised.The surgeon notes the tibial tray had moved into varus due to an osteolytic lesion along the medial tibial plateau that the surgeon attributed to the poly debris generated by the wear from the insert.The femoral component was well fixed but revised to accommodate the revision knee devices.The patella was well-fixed with no signs of wear and retained.The patient was revised with an unknown revision knee system.The procedure was completed without complications.Doi: (b)(6) 2016, dor: (b)(6) 2021, right knee.
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary : no device associated with this report was received for examination.The information received will be retained for potential series investigations if triggered by trend analysis, post market surveillance, or other events within the quality system.Depuy considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation will be re-opened as necessary.Device history lot : the product investigation found no evidence suspecting an error in the manufacturing or material that would be a contributing factor in the reported allegation(s).A manufacturing records evaluation (mre) was not performed.
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