Failure of the Stem-Condyle Junction of a Modular Femoral Stem in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Newer technologies have been established in modern revision total knee arthroplasty, including modular junctions, which allow customization of the prosthesis intraoperatively. We report a case of failure of the stem-condyle junction of a modular femoral component of a revision total knee implant, despite appearing well fixed on preoperative radiographs. Intraoperatively, there was dissociation of the condylar component from the well-fixed, cemented stem, creating motion at the stem-condyle junction. To our knowledge, this failure mode has not been reported in the literature.