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In (b)(6) 2011 my biomet femur implant broke into two segments while i was walking from my car to the entrance of my office building at the (b)(6). The sudden snap of the prosthesis made me think i was hit by a car. Both segments of the biomet prosthesis were pressing up through my skin and i had to force the implant back down into position before it ruptured the skin. I had to call an ambulance, as i was alone, and eventually was taken to (b)(6) hospital in (b)(6). I was in excruciating pain and after several hours was injected with morphine. Biomet was contacted by the hospital but they would not fabricate prosthesis until i would sign a release. The alternative was to undergo a more risky surgery by turning to a different manufacturer and removing an existing knee replacement to accommodate the new prosthesis. I am a cancer survivor and the thought was that a larger surgery would increase my chance of infection. After several days of weighing the risk along with having a pregnant wife i decided to sign an additional ten days in a hospital bed with the broken prosthesis in my leg while biomet fabricated a new component. Biomet changed the original design of the prosthesis at the request of my doctor and i underwent surgery. I remained in the hospital for one week had an incision from my knee to my upper thigh and began rehabilitation. I have lost a large range of motion and can no longer sit in the back of a car, walk steps normally or ride a bicycle, all functions i could perform previously. I have the actual prosthesis and it is clear there was a defect. The implant was under three years old and i never had any trauma to it nor did i run or walk extensively.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5