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. 2009 Jun 25;468(1):45–51. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-0945-0

Table 2.

Diagnosis codes associated with revision TKA procedures

Diagnosis codes Total, all revisions 00.80 All component revision 00.81 Tibial component revision 00.82 Femoral component revision 00.83 Patellar component revision 00.84 Isolated tibial insert revision 80.06 Arthrotomy removal of prosthesis 81.55 Knee revision, NOS
Number of Revisions 60,436 21,285 5774 2436 3122 5483 9202 5678
996.41 Mechanical loosening 9711 (16.1%) 4072 (19.1%) 1421 (24.6%) 562 (23.1%) 430 (13.8%) 270 (4.9%) 427 (4.6%) 730 (12.8%)
996.42 Dislocation 4268 (7.1%) 1459 (6.9%) 472 (8.2%) 262 (10.8%) 380 (12.2%) 526 (9.6%) 176 (1.9%) 397 (7.0%)
996.43 Implant failure/breakage 5852 (9.7%) 2542 (11.9%) 648 (11.2%) 246 (10.1%) 396 (12.7%) 437 (8.0%) 158 (1.7%) 539 (9.5%)
996.44 Periprosthetic fracture 900 (1.5%) 309 (1.5%) 121 (2.1%) 78 (3.2%) 33 (1.1%) 14 (0.3%) 64 (0.7%) 77 (1.4%)
996.45 Periprosthetic osteolysis 1910 (3.2%) 919 (4.3%) 140 (2.4%) 111 (4.5%) 30 (1.0%) 174 (3.2%) 80 (0.9%) 64 (1.1%)
996.46 Bearing surface wear 2967 (4.9%) 917 (4.3%) 419 (7.3%) 43 (1.8%) 195 (6.2%) 630 (11.5%) 15 (0.2%) 170 (3.0%)
996.47 Other mechanical complication of prosthetic joint implant 5247 (8.7%) 2148 (10.1%) 634 (11.0%) 316 (13.0%) 389 (12.5%) 405 (7.4%) 122 (1.3%) 529 (9.3%)
996.49 Other mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic device implant or graft 4040 (6.7%) 1722 (8.1%) 492 (8.5%) 171 (7.0%) 277 (8.9%) 217 (4.0%) 202 (2.2%) 410 (7.2%)
996.66 Infection 15,233 (25.2%) 2902 (13.6%) 657 (11.4%) 236 (9.7%) 173 (5.5%) 1710 (31.2%) 7281 (79.1%) 1107 (19.5%)

Note: Multiple diagnosis codes allowed.