A physician reported broken pegs of a talar implant.The implant was placed on (b)(6) 2017, on a (b)(6) year old patient.The surgeon was reviewing x-rays taken in 2019, and detected the broken pegs.The first time he saw the x-rays he did not notice that it was broken.The patient has good mobility, does not have pain and no trauma was reported and actually, there is no action plan.
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Updated fields: d4, d9, g3, g6, h2, h3, h4, h6, h10.Dhr - the lot records were reviewed and no problems were identified that could have caused or contributed to the complaint.The part has not yet been returned to integra for investigation, but x-ray images were provided.Evaluation of the x-ray image shows that a peg of the talar dome was broken off from the talar dome at the point where the peg joins the dome.The failure was confirmed.As the part has not yet been returned, a definitive root cause cannot be determined.According to risk management documentation for the cadence total ankle system, there are several identified failure modes which could result in breakage of the talar dome, including inadequate design and incorrect or inadequate surgical technique.If the part is later returned this complaint may be reopened and an analysis performed.
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