On (b)(6) 2020, a patient underwent a subchondroplasty procedure in an antegrade approach on their right talus.The talus was injected with 1.0 cc accufill reconstituted with saline.It is unknown at this time if concomitant procedures were performed.The patient does have a medical history of gout.On (b)(6) 2020, the patient was hospitalized for increased pain and administration of pain medication.The health care professional determined the event was definitely related to the procedure and possible related to the implant.The redacted operative notes were provided for the investigation.Once additional information about the event becomes available, an additional report will be submitted.
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Clinical subject (b)(6) underwent the initial subcondroplasty procedure on (b)(6) 2020, and approximately 1mm of accufill reconstituted with saline was injected into the talus, which is according to the surgical technique.The operative notes were requested and provided for the investigation.A right ankle arthroscopy with extensive debridement, right talus body orif, right peroneal tendon repair, and right talus fracture, orif of the posterolateral process, and right distal tibia orif were performed concomitantly.There were no intraoperative complications reported, and the patient left the operating room in stable conditions.The patient was provided postoperative medication and instructions to remain strictly non-weight bearing on their right lower extremity.The patient was instructed to return for xray images within two weeks.The baseline pain score for the patient was identified as a 10/10 and they have a history of gout and other concomitant issues.On (b)(6) 2020 patient was re-hospitalized with extreme pain of the treated foot and ankle and was given oxycodone, hydromorphine, valium, lyria, and hydromorphone iv for the pain.It is not uncommon for a patient to experience pain for up to 2-3 weeks after surgical injection due to the invasive nature of the surgery.There is no information available outside of the clinical adverse event report which states that the procedure is not directly related to the complaint incident but could possibly be related.There is no further information to determine if the surgical pain had normally resolved after time or not.The nature of this complaint and cause is indeterminate.The product was not returned for the investigation, as it remains implanted in the patient.The dhr for the finished goods lots were reviewed, and no anomalies related to the complaint condition were noted.
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