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Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs director.Intraoperative or immediate postoperative femoral calcar fracture detected few days after primary surgery in a (b)(6) year old woman.Intraoperative femoral fractures are known possible adverse events of total hip replacements, described and quantified in literature.They mainly depend on bone morphology and mechanical properties.Also, during rehabilitation period, a sudden movement on a weakened bone due to normal femoral preparation may favour the occurrence of early fracture.The cause of this event cannot be determined however, there is no reason to suspect a faulty device.Batch review performed on 04 november 2021.Lot 1900042: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 17-apr-2019.Expiration date: 2024-mar-16.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been already sold without similar reported event.
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About 1 week after the primary surgery, the surgeon noticed on the x-ray that a greater trochanteric fracture is visible, and performed osteosynthesis using a plate and wire.The surgery was completed successfully.The cause of the fracture is unknown, but it may have occurred during external rotation of the femur or when using a starter reamer or rasp.The bone quality was not good.
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