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LEGION 71425215Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION POROUS CRUCIATE RETAINING HYRDROXYAPATITE FEMORAL SIZE 5 RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant

All models of LEGION (446)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556108505), received between Jun 11, 2023 and Oct 31, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K091543, K230653); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 1 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 1 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4

Patient problems

  • Loss of Range of Motion4

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 31, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ARTHROFIBROSIS OF THE RIGHT KNEE. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED WITH MANIPULATION OF RIGHT KNEE (MUA) ON (B)(6) 2023. THE CURRENT OUTCOME AND THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion

    MAUDE report 23437838 ↗
  • InjuryMar 26, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED KNEE STIFFNESS. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY PERFORMING MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS RECOVERED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion

    MAUDE report 18983947 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 15, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT IMPENDING KNEE CONTRACTURE. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS DIAGNOSED, BY A CLINICAL STUDY ON (B)(6) 2024. THE ISSUE WAS TREATED ON (B)(6) 2024 VIA MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA. PATIENT'S OUTCOME IS ONGOING.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion

    MAUDE report 18717639 ↗
  • InjuryJun 11, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A RIGHT TKA SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023 WITH A JOURNEY/LEGION SYSTEM, THE PATIENT PRESENTED MODERATE STIFFNESS ON THE RIGHT KNEE ON (B)(6) 2023. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED WITH PROCEDURE/SURGERY (KNEE MANIPULATION) ON (B)(6) 2023. THIS ADVERSE EVENT IS ONGOING. PATIENT CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS RECOVERING. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion

    MAUDE report 17102355 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K091543, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classified
    smith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint

Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices

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