It was reported that the rear left wheel of the knee walker detached as the end-user was propelling forward.When the wheel detachment occurred, the end-user reportedly became unbalanced and he experienced a fall.The end-user reported that he went to an emergency department (ed) where unspecified "x rays and couple of tests" were performed.No acute findings or hospital admission were reported and he was reportedly started on physical therapy (pt) following the ed visit.The end-user also reported that he was evaluated at an urgent care center, however, no further diagnostic exams or prescriptive treatments were reported.The end-user has experienced soreness with bruising to his right hip and lower back.No sample has been returned to the manufacturer for evaluation and a root cause was not determined at this time.Due to the reported need for pt this medwatch is being filed.If additional relevant information becomes available a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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