Total Knee Replacement Recall

[JayBrown1]

I HAD MY RIGHT KNEE REPLACED IN JAN 08 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS (SEVERE PAIN, CLICKING SOUNDS WHEN IT BENDS, WEAKNESS TO WHERE IT GIVES AWAY AND STIFFNESS)I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO VA DOCTORS THREE MONTHS AFTER SURGERY ABOUT MY PROBLEMS. AFTER MONTHS OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM ORTHO DOCTORS TELLING ME PAIN WAS IN MY HEAD AND THE THE CLICKING NOISE WAS NORMAL AND I JUST GOT WEAK THIGH MUSCLES AFTER REPLACEMENT I STARTED DOING MY OWN RESEARCH INTO MY PROBLEMS. I GOT COPIES OF MY SURGERY REPORT TO FIND THE REPLACEMENT DEVICE AND THEN I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK OUT THE DEVICE AND FOUND THAT THE FDA HAD A RECALL ON THE DEVICE BECAUSE OF NONCONFORMING INTERNAL CAM RADIUS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY AT THE ORTHO CLINIC AND WILL PRESENT MY FINDINGS TO THEM. I HAVE NOT HAD ONE DAY FREE OF KNEE PAIN. I AM HOPING THAT I CAN GET SOME ANSWERS FROM THEM WITH THIS INFORMATION I FOUND.

HAS ANYONE HERE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS?

[atlaturne]

I HAD MY RIGHT KNEE REPLACED IN JAN 08 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS (SEVERE PAIN, CLICKING SOUNDS WHEN IT BENDS, WEAKNESS TO WHERE IT GIVES AWAY AND STIFFNESS)I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO VA DOCTORS THREE MONTHS AFTER SURGERY ABOUT MY PROBLEMS. AFTER MONTHS OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM ORTHO DOCTORS TELLING ME PAIN WAS IN MY HEAD AND THE THE CLICKING NOISE WAS NORMAL AND I JUST GOT WEAK THIGH MUSCLES AFTER REPLACEMENT I STARTED DOING MY OWN RESEARCH INTO MY PROBLEMS. I GOT COPIES OF MY SURGERY REPORT TO FIND THE REPLACEMENT DEVICE AND THEN I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK OUT THE DEVICE AND FOUND THAT THE FDA HAD A RECALL ON THE DEVICE BECAUSE OF NONCONFORMING INTERNAL CAM RADIUS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY AT THE ORTHO CLINIC AND WILL PRESENT MY FINDINGS TO THEM. I HAVE NOT HAD ONE DAY FREE OF KNEE PAIN. I AM HOPING THAT I CAN GET SOME ANSWERS FROM THEM WITH THIS INFORMATION I FOUND.

HAS ANYONE HERE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS? I had double knee replacement a couple of years ago-I continue to have pain, symtoms like you describe.What is the make of the implant you have?Thinking mine might be the same.

[USNDW]

I had a partial knee implant that failed and was revised to a total but that partial has not been recalled.

What type of prosthetic knee did they give you? I now have a Depuy PFC Sigma, rotating platform. Hurts like hell

[cooter]

JayBrown1

Did you get the newer implant which required an MRI in order to perform the surgery or the older one that's been out for ever? I had mine done in 08 and had to get the older style cause I moved during the MRI 3 different times. Also, they asked if I wouldn't mind participating in a study that required my presence at the VA every so often. I think the study was 1 year or longer. But being I ended up with the older style implant, I didn't have to participate.

[JayBrown1]

I GOT THE ZIMMER NEX-GEN CR-FLEX KNEE BUT I ALSO READ THAT NEX-GEN MIS KNEE COMPONENTS WERE RECALLED TOO. YOU CAN REQUEST A COPY OF YOUR SURGERY RECORDS FROM RELEASE OF INFORMATION OFFICE AT YOUR LOCAL VA HOSPITAL WHERE YOU HAD YOUR SURGERY.

[cooter]

Are you rated 30 or 60% on the TKR?

[JayBrown1]

Are you rated 30 or 60% on the TKR?

I am rated at 30% but waiting on decision for 60%