A patient who has a knee replacement surgery could experience bone cement complications that make it difficult for them to move on a daily basis. Allegations continue to grow against the makers and users of this bone cement from patients who claim they were not told about the dangers.

Many of these patients say that involved companies knew about bone cement complications but did not pass on these warnings to the medical community, thereby endangering all the patients receiving products with bone cement inside.

As with any patient undergoing surgery, there are risks with knee replacement procedures. However, patients upset about bone cement complications say that many of these issues could have been avoided.

Bone cement complications have been reported by a variety of different patients. The bone cement complications are typically connected to a total knee replacement surgery. Many patients who undergo total knee replacement struggle with a variety of side effects related to failure of the cement used to fix the implants in place.

They might opt for this surgery because of joint damage caused by injury or arthritis or quality of life decreased as a result of degenerative bone disease. Because of the number of people seeking out a total knee replacement, the medical community is evaluating products that could increase operational efficiency.

One such option is relying on high viscosity cement. However, HVC is seen as less effective than medium viscosity bone cement and can cause bone cement complications that are painful and problematic for a patient.

Studies indicate that bone cement complications include a higher risk of failure, even if that bone cement is used in conjunction with an implant that was previously performing well.

That same patient might need to undergo a revision surgery which delays them from obtaining an improved quality of life and presents a new risk of surgical complications.

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, researchers in 2016 explored 13 different cases where an implant failed to adhere to the cement or de-bonded on the edge of the shin bone.

The researchers believed that these bone cement complications were directly tied to implant failures. Some patients who have experienced these bone cement complications claim that the manufacturers of the total knee replacement devices never warned them about the dangers of the problems and that the fast track FDA approval system put patients at risk.

The development of bone cement complications should prompt an affected patient to schedule a consultation with their medical professional immediately. Bone cement complications can worsen if ignored and should be caught quickly following a knee replacement surgery, if possible.

A number of different bone cement complications and side effects have been reported by patients who got the device, including decreased range of motion, chronic pain, persistent pain, instability, swelling and loosening of the knee implant.