Batch review performed on (b)(6) 2024.Lot 2314337: 30 items manufactured and released on 18-oct-2023.Expiration date: 2028-09-27.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, 20 items of the same lot have been sold without any similar reported event during the period of review.Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs department: revision 6 days after tha due to periprosthetic fracture.The surgeon decided for a safer choice and he revised also the cup converting it to double mobility rather than a ceramic cup to improve stability and safety.From the radiographic image, the fracture is visible, there is no specific mention of traumatic event and of course is also possible that the initial crack was created intraoperatively, perhaps during broaching.Intraoperative femoral fractures are known possible adverse events of total hip replacements, described and quantified in literature.They mainly depend on bone morphology and mechanical properties.In this case, there is no reason to suspect a malfunctioning device.
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