On March 12, 2015, Zimmer issued a voluntary recall of the Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate following an increase in complaints of loosening and radiolucent lines (x-ray evidence of separation of the metal plate from the bone). The loosening of the device can result in severe pain and the need for revision surgery.
According to the FDA, this recall affects
11,658 of these knee components worldwide. Zimmer distributed the recalled
Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial plates in at least 25 states and at 13 major
Veterans' Administration medical centers throughout the U.S. from Nov. 29, 2012
until Jan. 23, 2015. This recall does not involve the femoral component or
cemented tibial plates.
Zimmer marketed the Persona Knee as the
“most clinically successful knee replacement more personalized than ever.” Yet,
patients who were implanted with the Persona Knee have experienced serious
problems or needed revision surgery.
Complications
can include:
•
Loosening
of the implant
•
Pain
•
Limited
mobility
•
Numbness
or stiffness in the leg
•
Appearance
of radiolucent lines on x-ray
•
Early
implant failure of the knee implant
•
Need
for revision surgery
If you or someone you know
received the Zimmer Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate and have experienced
complications, please call Booth Samuels at (866) 515-8880 or by email
at booths@pittmandutton.com
