Triathlon 5560-S-215Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Cemented Stem · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Triathlon (608)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 8
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 8
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327026696), received between Oct 16, 2018 and Aug 18, 2026 — classified as 8 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of Osseointegration” (3 reports).
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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loss of Osseointegration3
- Fracture2
- Osseointegration Problem2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Inadequate Osseointegration6
- Injury2
- Insufficient Information2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 18, 2026Loss of Osseointegration
It was reported that the patient's left knee was revised due to the following: Loosening of the femoral stem and breakage of the femoral stem where it threads into the femoral component, loosening of the tibial stem which was also broken. The TS knee was removed and another TS knee implanted with a revision baseplate, stems and cones. Rep can provide images, otherwise confirmed that no further information will be released by the hospital or surgeon.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 50308145 ↗InjuryAug 18, 2026Fracture
It was reported that the patient's left knee was revised due to the following: Loosening of the femoral stem and breakage of the femoral stem where it threads into the femoral component, loosening of the tibial stem which was also broken. The TS knee was removed and another TS knee implanted with a revision baseplate, stems and cones. Rep can provide images, otherwise confirmed that no further information will be released by the hospital or surgeon.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 50303254 ↗InjuryFeb 25, 2026Loss of Osseointegration; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LEFT KNEE WAS REVISED DUE TO THE STEM BECOMING LOOSE/ UNTHREADING FROM THE FEMORAL COMPONENT (REP CONFIRMED THREADS/ IMPLANTS WERE NOT BROKEN). THE FEMORAL COMPONENT, STEM, AND LINER WERE REVISED. REP CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE REVISED LINER, AND THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24443727 ↗InjuryJan 14, 2024Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
DR. REVISED A RIGHT TRIATHLON TS TO A NEW TS DUE TO PATIENT COMPLAINING OF PAIN. BOTH FEMUR AND TIBIA WERE LOOSE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Pain
MAUDE report 18509836 ↗InjuryNov 29, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
"THE SURGEON HAS SENT ME X RAY OF POST OP BILATERAL KNEE USING TS SYSTEM..... LATER ON POST OP THE TIBIA WAS BROKEN DISTALLY AT THE PROXIMAL PART OF THE STEM, AS PER THE PROVIDED X-RAY AND HE HAD TO TAKE THE PATIENT AGAIN TO OR TO MANIPULATE TRAUMA WITH CABLES AND BLADES".
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 15882061 ↗InjuryFeb 24, 2021Fracture; Fracture
PATIENT NOW PRESENTS WITH A FRACTURE OF THE FEMORAL STEM AT THE JUNCTION OF THE BODY AND REQUIRES EXCHANGE OF FEMORAL AND HINGE COMPONENTS ON (B)(6) 2020.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 11374426 ↗InjuryOct 16, 2018Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
AS REPORTED: INDEX AND REVISION SURGEON (B)(6). "PROCEDURE: THE PATIENT HAD A COMPLEX HISTORY REGARDING HIS LEFT KNEE. HAD AN INDEX TKA OUT OF CORS SCOPE, THEN HE HAD A NEUROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS THAT LED TO INSTABILITY DUE TO HYPEREXTENSION. HE HAD LEFT KNEE REVISIONS ON (B)(6) 2017. ALL COMPONENTS EXCHANGED. NOW IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS LOOSE AND UNDERWENT SECOND LEFT KNEE REVISION ON (B)(6) 2018. LONGER STEM AND CONE EXCHANGED, PATELLAR COMPONENT RETAINED. SOME COMPONENTS IN THE SECOND REVISION ARE OFF-LABEL USE".
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Injury
MAUDE report 7971088 ↗InjuryOct 16, 2018Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem
AS REPORTED: "PROCEDURE: THE PATIENT HAD A COMPLEX HISTORY REGARDING HIS LEFT KNEE. HAD AN INDEX TKA OUT OF CORS SCOPE, THEN HE HAD A NEUROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS THAT LED TO INSTABILITY DUE TO HYPEREXTENSION. HE HAD LEFT KNEE REVISIONS ON (B)(6) 2017. ALL COMPONENTS EXCHANGED. NOW IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS LOOSE AND UNDERWENT SECOND LEFT KNEE REVISION ON (B)(6) 2018. LONGER STEM AND CONE EXCHANGED, PATELLAR COMPONENT RETAINED. SOME COMPONENTS IN THE SECOND REVISION ARE OFF-LABEL USE".
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Injury
MAUDE report 7971075 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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