Catalog Number 0909000050 |
Device Problem
Migration (4003)
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Patient Problem
Pain (1994)
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Event Date 12/11/2018 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Device implanted and not available for return.
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Event Description
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It was reported that roughly one month after a successfully completed spinejack procedure, that the patient returned with reported pain and radiculopathy.After imaging was performed, the physician observed that one of the implants had gone through the endplate of the vertebral body and that some of the bone had been pushed backwards.Two epidural steroid injections have been administered to the patient since the pain was reported.It was determined that no further surgery or medical intervention was necessary per a surgeon that the patient consulted with.It was further reported by the rep that per the physician commented that he wished he would have used more cement at the time of the initial spinejack procedure and that the patient is osteoporotic.No further adverse consequences have been reported.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction: b2.This correction is being filed to update outcomes attributed to the adverse event.
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Event Description
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It was reported that roughly one month after a successfully completed spinejack procedure, that the patient returned with reported pain and radiculopathy.After imaging was performed, the physician observed that one of the implants had gone through the endplate of the vertebral body and that some of the bone had been pushed backwards.Two epidural steroid injections have been administered to the patient since the pain was reported.It was determined that no further surgery or medical intervention was necessary per a surgeon that the patient consulted with.It was further reported by the rep that per the physician commented that he wished he would have used more cement at the time of the initial spinejack procedure and that the patient is osteoporotic.No further adverse consequences have been reported.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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