Between 2010 and 2012, 28 patients with large bone defects [Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute (AORI) grade: 21 × F3, 3 × F2, 13 × T3, 8 × T2] underwent total knee revision with impaction bone grafting. The mean follow-up was 27.7 months (range 21-47 months). On average, patients had undergone 2.5 previous revisions. Implant survival was 82.0 % (95 % CI = 62.5 %-92.1 %) for any reason of revision as the endpoint and 93.1 % (95 % CI = 74.5-98.4 %) for aseptic revision as the endpoint. The mean postoperative Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score was 35.4 (range 3.3-101.6, SD ± 26.2). The mean KSS was 70.6 (range 20-100, SD ± 26.8).