Two years ago, the patient's right superior femoral artery (sfa) was stented.Within the last month, the patient was experiencing claudication pain in the right calf and right thigh for a couple of weeks.Patient also complained of numbness in the right foot if does not keep the leg down.Patient had a right leg angiogram that showed a long segment of sfa occlusion with "multiple stent fractures" and not amenable to percutaneous revascularization.The patient had an angiogram with attempts at recanalization which were unsuccessful.Patient underwent vascular surgery.This facility is seeing an increase in the number of stent fractures.Fractures are occurring from one month to three years post procedure.Staff/physicians do not know why this is happening.The physicians are trained and experienced in using these devices.In each case, the defective devices remain implanted in the patients.And, for each case, additional medical intervention was required.
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