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No cement in joint!

Posted by daviduster340 @daviduster340, 18 hours ago

I had total knee replacement (both knees)12 weeks ago. My therapist said I was a success. I go in to what I think is my last doctor visit and I get the bad news. Non cemented joined where to be used. Well a wrong join was accidentally installed. A join that required cement was installed without the cement. Both my knees feel great but am very concerned that one joint will not hold. Should I go ahead and have a revision? Is there any chance the joint (that needed cement) will or can hold. Thanks

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | 17 hours ago

@daviduster340 Hmm, that seems like a serious medical error. Did the surgeon explain how this happened? Step back and get some independent advice before you proceed.

At the least, before agreeing to revision, I would work with the director of practice at the surgical facility and the surgeon's management team to get a definitive answer that it is needed from the manufacturer of the implant that was used. Then I would insist that if revision is needed, it must be done "on their dime" There should have been at least a half dozen people on the team who checked and double checked that the correct device was used, and the proper surgical method used.
I'm sorry you got such alarming news!

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daviduster340 | @daviduster340 | 16 hours ago

I am wondering how the incorrect join even made it into the surgical room. I do have slot of faith in my surgeon but he probably should have caught it. I will probably have the revision but will be months away so I have plenty of time to think about it or for my knee to fail. Thanks

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steveinarizona | @steveinarizona | 6 hours ago
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I am wondering how the incorrect join even made it into the surgical room. I do have slot of faith in my surgeon but he probably should have caught it. I will probably have the revision but will be months away so I have plenty of time to think about it or for my knee to fail. Thanks

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My surgeon keeps a complete set of implants in the operating theater so he can pivot to or from a partial to a total. The surface of a cemented implant is probably not porous enough for bones to properly grow over it.

You are being too generous to your surgeon. There is no way this should have happened and I would hobble to the exit door and find a new revision surgeon to determine if a revision is needed.
If you are anywhere near a Mayo Clinic or the Hospital for Special Surgery they are excellent choices for a revision opinion.

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