Tampa, FLTwenty years ago, Jane fell on the tennis court and blew out her knee. She tried every kind of physical therapy until her doctor said nothing further could be done except get a knee replacement. So Jane had a Zimmer Natural knee replacement in 2008, and she hasn't had a good night's sleep since.
"I'm not the type of person to give up and I still play tennis a little but I refuse to get my other knee replaced after this experience," says Jane. "And I'm not intending to make money from a lawsuit, I don't want anything. I just want people to realize the potential dangers of having a knee replacement: chances are, it will not be pain-free. And the dangers of infection are very real."
Jane, age 60, says her knee still swells and the pain is constant; it never stops aching and constantly wakes her at night. She doesn't know for certain whether her Zimmer natural knee is defective, but at the same time, she doesn't understand why it isn't getting better. In fact, it is worse than before the replacement.
And to top it off, Jane got an infection post-surgery. "About four weeks after surgery, I started to get warts or boils all around my knee," she says. "They said it was a reaction to the internal stitches and that went on for a few months; it was really disgusting. Luckily, I'm over that, but the pain is always present.
"I think one reason for the pain is from all the scar tissue caused by the infection. My surgeon said I can get a knee arthroscopy—he can go back in and scrape out the scar tissue—but I think it will probably make my knee worse because the typical reaction to any invasive treatment is to make more scar tissue—it's a vicious circle.
"I had the complete knee replacement, even the knee cap. I don't think my doctor did anything wrong and I know he has replaced hundreds if not thousands of knees, but I don't know how many Zimmer Natural devices he has implanted.
"I figure that as each body part wears out, they just can fix it then I can get rehab and move on. But I do think a lot of people are getting knee replacements that don't need it. Why get a new knee when you are 85? Or when you are 40? I held out for 20 years before getting a knee replacement, and at least I am thankful of that decision."
Attorneys currently investigating Zimmer Natural knee complaints believe that the Zimmer Natural is similar to other Zimmer hip and knee replacements that have failed, such as the Zimmer NexGen and the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement. Some hip and knee attorneys believe the Zimmer Natural is simply another faulty design on an assembly line of defective Zimmer products.
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