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Persona® Trabecular Metal® 42-5028-062-02Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Persona Trabecular Metal (57)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
10
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
9
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024230767), received between Jul 30, 2020 and Jun 11, 2025 — classified as 9 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (1 report).

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 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 1 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 1 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 1 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 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 Problem7
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging1
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Adhesion(s)3
  • Joint Laxity3
  • Pain3
  • Scar Tissue3
  • Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint2
  • Loss of Range of Motion2
  • Muscular Rigidity2
  • Aseptic loosening1

Recent adverse event reports

The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJun 11, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO FEMORAL LOOSENING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Aseptic loosening

    MAUDE report 22183458 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) YEAR AND NINE (9) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO INSTABILITY. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED WITHOUT REPORTED COMPLICATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 21448669 ↗
  • InjuryDec 31, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 21048762 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 1, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON OPENING THE IMPLANT BOX, THERE IS OPENING ON THE STERILE PACKAGING. OPENED ANOTHER IMPLANT TO PROCEED WITH SURGERY. NO DELAY OR HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19645881 ↗
  • InjuryApr 15, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO PAIN AND PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE FROM FALLING WHILE WALKING TO BATHROOM USING A FOUR-WHEEL WALKER AND NURSING ASSISTANCE. ALL COMPONENTS EXCHANGED WITH NEXGEN ROTATING HINGE COMPONENTS WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall; Pain

    MAUDE report 19111139 ↗
  • InjuryMar 16, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO ARTHROFIBROSIS WHICH CAUSED LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION AND STIFFNESS. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT COMPLICATION AND ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Loss of Range of Motion; Scar Tissue

    MAUDE report 16555184 ↗
  • InjuryJan 10, 2022Unstable; Unstable

    IT WAS REPORTED VIA A CLINICAL STUDY THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. ALL COMPONENTS WERE EXCHANGED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 13203553 ↗
  • InjurySep 30, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA TO ADDRESS POST-OPERATIVE PAIN AND STIFFNESS APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) MONTHS POST-OPERATIVELY. INITIAL OPERATIVE NOTES DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. AT THE PATIENT'S 3-MONTH POST-OPERATIVE VISIT, THE PATIENT WAS STRUGGLING WITH ANTERIOR KNEE DISCOMFORT, CLICKING SOUNDS IN THE KNEE AND LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION. MANIPULATION OPERATIVE NOTES NOTED RELEASE OF ADHESIONS WITHOUT ANY INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.

    Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Loss of Range of Motion; Scar Tissue

    MAUDE report 12556291 ↗
  • InjuryJul 30, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD A RIGHT UNILATERAL TKA, AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED LYSIS OF ADHESIONS, LIMITED ROM, AND PAIN AND UNDERWENT A MUA APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER.

    Patient problems: Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; Muscular Rigidity; Pain

    MAUDE report 10344441 ↗
  • InjuryJul 30, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; Muscular Rigidity; Pain; Scar Tissue

    MAUDE report 10344417 ↗

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