Since 2003, about more than 150,000 Zimmer Knee implants have been sold in the market. However, a considerable number of patients, after a few years of implantation, have experienced a significantly high rate of failure involving the knee. As a matter of fact, the reports on the high failure rate of Zimmer hipreplacement system comes to as high as 9%; quite an unacceptable figure in the industry.

Using a non-cement femoral attachment to the bottom of the thighbone, theZimmer knee replacement is unlike most surgical knee replacements that uses cement-based component. Suffice to say that Zimmer knee replacement’s high failure rate has been mainly blamed on the flaws of the design.

Nonetheless, Zimmer has placed the blame of dangers on the orthopedic surgeons. The manufacturer is claiming that the failure rate is caused by surgical errors on the part of the surgeons. It entails problems with the surgical technique. They even went as far as blaming the type of patient who received the knee replacement.

Fortunately, there is a big number of respected orthopedic surgeons who favors a recall of Zimmer knee replacement. In fact, in the March 2010 conference of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, studies by two high profile knee replacement surgeons was presented. It showed that the failure rate of Zimmer knee replacement goes as high as 9%. In it, the surgeons stated that the failure rate is unacceptably high.

Research established that 9 of 108 knee replacement Zimmer knee replacement patients are in need of surgical revisions as they experienced knee loosening and pain. Further, 39 of those patients showed evidence of loosening knee implants via radiograph.

There is hope if you are an injured patient (or has loved ones injured) brought complications from using Zimmer knee replacement. Currently, there is now a full-scale Zimmer Knee Replacement Recall and legal actions are being taken. You could be entitled to a compensation for the damages brought by the defects of Zimmer knee replacement.