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Upon receipt of clinician review, the femoral stem was identified as the subject device of this patient's experience.An event involving a securfit stem was reported.The event was confirmed via clinician review of the provided medical records.Method & results -product evaluation and results: material analysis, visual, functional and dimensional inspections could not be performed as the device remains implanted.Clinician review: a review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: conclusion of assessment: as described above, this patient underwent a primary cementless total hip arthroplasty and at six years was not satisfied with her result.X-ray examination showed varus and posterior positioning of the femoral component with impingement on the lateral and posterior cortex with reactive changes.I can confirm that the patient did have a left total hip arthroplasty since i was able to see the five and seven year follow-up x-rays.The root cause of the patient's dissatisfaction with her hip replacement is unknown at this time since there is very little information.Dissatisfaction with a total hip arthroplasty, without pain, cannot be evaluated without further information.She could be having mechanical issues with the hip or she could have symptoms from a remote source such as the spine or vascular system or possible muscle weakness, and various other syndromes.In my experience however, it is not uncommon for patients to complain of lateral thigh pain when the femoral component is impinging on the femoral cortex and a pedestal and cortical encroachment exists.However this patient did not complain of pain.At this point with the information i have, i cannot assign the cause of the patient¿s dissatisfaction to the implant.Product history review: review of the device history records indicate devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.Complaint history review: there have been no other similar events for the lot referenced.Conclusions: the subject answered "no" for satisfaction of hip replacement.A review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: conclusion of assessment: as described above, this patient underwent a primary cementless total hip arthroplasty and at six years was not satisfied with her result.X-ray examination showed varus and posterior positioning of the femoral component with impingement on the lateral and posterior cortex with reactive changes.I can confirm that the patient did have a left total hip arthroplasty since i was able to see the five and seven year follow-up x-rays.The root cause of the patient's dissatisfaction with her hip replacement is unknown at this time since there is very little information.Dissatisfaction with a total hip arthroplasty, without pain, cannot be evaluated without further information.She could be having mechanical issues with the hip or she could have symptoms from a remote source such as the spine or vascular system or possible muscle weakness, and various other syndromes.In my experience however, it is not uncommon for patients to complain of lateral thigh pain when the femoral component is impinging on the femoral cortex and a pedestal and cortical encroachment exists.However this patient did not complain of pain.At this point with the information i have, i cannot assign the cause of the patient¿s dissatisfaction to the implant.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If additional information becomes available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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