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Additional information, including the product investigation, will be submitted within 30 days of receipt.This submission represents 1 of 163 events identified via active surveillance activities utilizing data form the (b)(6).Follow-ups for additional information cannot be performed for this complaint as the information was submitted as complete by the registry; there is no identification of facilities or surgeons.All available information about the event and/or patient has been provided and it is not possible to obtain any of the devices.
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As reported by (b)(6), this (b)(6) y/o (bmi=28), male patient underwent primary total prosthetic replacement using cement of the left knee via medial parapatellar approach on (b)(6) 2008.The indication for the index procedure was osteoarthritis.On (b)(6) 2014, approximately 63 months post implantation, the patient underwent revision due to instability, wear of polyethylene component, and progressive arthritis.The follow-ups for additional information cannot be performed for this complaint, information was submitted as complete by the (b)(6); there is no identification of facilities or surgeons.All available information about the event and/or patient has been provided.These devices are used for treatment not diagnosis.Total knee replacement instability is noted to occur due to surgical techniques of creating excessive flexion gaps, inadequate filling of the extension space due to the components not being thick enough, soft tissue/ligament damage, and/or injury incurred during post-op rehabilitation therapy.Musculoskeletal key, (2018, (b)(6)).Treatment of instability after total knee replacement; electronic source.
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