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Batch review performed on (b)(6) 2021.Lot 120705: 60 items manufactured and released on (b)(6) 2012.Expiration date: 2017-05-31.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, all items of the same lot have been sold without any similar reported event since 2017.Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs manager: partial hip (stem, head and liner) revision performed 8,5 years after primary cementless total hip arthroplasty in 79 year old man.No information concerning patient general health status and the presence of comorbidities is available.The radiographic images provided don't allow a proper clinical evaluation due to poor quality.Aseptic loosening is a possible literature described adverse event after primary cementless hip arthroplasties and causes are often unknown.The reason of this failure cannot be determined.Preliminary investigation performed by r&d project manager: it is visible that all the ha on the stem body has been correctly absorbed to the bone.On the distal part of one side of the stem body a huge residual bone material is visible, maybe a high osteointegration in that area occurs and this residual bone is not present on the proximal body, usually cause of stress shielding.No signs of scratches are visible on the stem body.It is not possible to determine the final root cause of the reported loosening.
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