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Investigation results were made available.Review of event description: it was reported that the patient received a wagner sl revision stem on an unknown date and was revised on an unknown date due to periprosthetic fracture.Review of received data: due diligence: no further due diligence required as all required information to support the conclusion is available or was already requested.Incident report from (b)(6) from (b)(6) 2021 (report number (b)(6)): incident date: (b)(6) 2021 implantation date: (b)(6) 2021 (please note that the correctness of this date could not be verified.) reason for implantation: replacement of previously implanted stem with a revision stem due to periprosthetic fracture.Procedure: revision of prosthetic stem due to periprosthetic fracture and application of cerclage wires.Duration of intervention: 2h 55min time of stay in hospital: 15 days time of persistence of the device: 3 years and 10 months description of the incident: periprosthetic fracture product evaluation: no product was returned; therefore, visual and dimensional evaluation could not be performed.Review of product documentation: device purpose: this device is intended for treatment.Product compatibility: the compatibility check could not be performed as only the complained product is known.Dhr review: review of the device history records identified no deviations or anomalies during manufacturing.Conclusion: it was reported that the patient received a wagner sl revision stem on an unknown date and was revised on an unknown date due to periprosthetic fracture.The quality records show that all specified characteristics have met the specifications valid at the time of production.Therefore, the investigation did not identify a nonconformance or a complaint out of box (coob).Neither x-rays, operative notes, office visit notes, nor the stem or photos of the stem were received.Patient factors that may have affected the performance of the stem such as bone quality, activity level, type of activity, and relevant medical history are unknown.Therefore, due to the lack of medical records, the reported periprosthetic fracture could not be confirmed.The need for corrective measures is not indicated and zimmer switzerland manufacturing gmbh considers this case as closed.Zimmer biomet's reference number of this file is (b)(4).
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