Current information is insufficient to permit conclusions as to the cause of the events.Event details and product identification was not provided for the patient mentioned in the journal article.Initial reporter - the article was written by tatsuya sueyoshi, jon b.Meding, michael e.Berend, matthew j.Brunsman, and merrill a.Ritter.
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Information was received based on review of a journal article titled, "short-term outcomes with a second-generation uncemented stem in total hip arthroplasty," which retrospectively reviewed short term outcomes of bi-metric, 1497, and echo bi-metric, 1446, hip stems implanted between 1986 and 2014.All hips had a 100% survival rate after five years based on the study criteria and the authors noted that a posterior approach and larger head evidenced fewer cases of dislocation.One patient was identified in the article that underwent a total hip arthroplasty on an unknown date utilizing an echo fpp stem.Subsequently, the patient experienced deep vein thrombosis.There has been no further information provided and the patient outcome is unknown.
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