A patient underwent around the knee osteotomy (ako).The surgeon in charge of the patient fixed the osteotomized bone with a bone plate and bone screws and filled the space created after the osteotomy with this product (bone void filler).Since the patient complained of a pain in the patient's affected lower limb after the ako, the surgeon chose to slow the pace of post-operative rehabilitation and monitor the progress of the patient carefully.About three months after the ako, the surgeon detected plate breakage and nonunion and decided to carry out reoperation.During the reoperation, the surgeon freshened the fracture ends, implanted a different artificial bone, and then fixed the osteotomized bone anew with a different bone plate and bone screws dedicated to the bone plate.
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The device history record was reviewed, and no irregularities were noted.The plate breakage in this case probably caused by the excessive force applied to the position of the plate and screws.We concluded that the quality of this product has no relation to this event.The osferion bone void filler package insert status in the following section: warning and precaution: 1.Important basic precautions (3)when load bearing capacity has been weakened or reduced due to fractures, etc., osferion should only be used if the bone can be reliably immobilized by using external or internal fixations etc.Otherwise, compaction of fractures may occur.(4) if necessary, the fracture should be stabilized using external or internal fixations to prevent post-implantation migration or extrusion of the osferion due to loosening.Adverse events: fracture, fever, pain, local sensation, red flare, inflammation.This report is being submitted as a medical device report is an abundance of caution.
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