Information was received from a healthcare provider via a manufacturer representative regarding a patient with pre-operative diagnosis of lumbar spinal canal stenosis.It was a revision surgery in which fusion surgery is done for the patient who had been performed cbt-plif at l3/4, it was planned to extend to l5.Initial surgery is done on (b)(6) 2020.Revision surgery is planned as vertebral fracture on l3 occurred after fixation on l3/4.Additional surgery is planned as a result of this event.The re-operation was performed on (b)(6) 2020 for product explantation.The cause of l3 fracture was caused by the cutout on the right side of the cbt screw at the time of the initial surgery,there was no abnormality like malfunction on the implant itself.The situation was that the screw was not working in the cutout part.The screw was removed in the re-operation, ha stick was added, the screw was inserted.The removed implant was discarded by the medical institution, and was unable to be collected.It was considered to be the user error or patient factors.About the detail, the operating doctor felt that the cutout cbt screw on the right side of l3 was directed too much toward the cranial side.Also, fracture at the cbt puncture site might occur.
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