Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code
Arthritis (1723)
Date of Event
05/26/2020
Type of Reportable Event
Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
A patient with right hip osteoarthritis received total hip arthroplasty on (b)(6) 2020.A post operative x-ray confirmed a distal stem perforation of the diaphyseal.When the wound was reopened, the surgeon also discovered a secondary fracture.Adjustments were made and wiring was applied under the perforation and the lesser trochanter.