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Information was received from healthcare provider (hcp) via a manufacturer representative regarding a patient having mis tlif.It was reported that the patient had pain in the surgical site and underwent implant removal surgery (b)(6) 2024.However during the surgery, it was discovered that the screw in the s1 had already broken, and only half of it remained on the s1 body.Patient's first surgery was on last (b)(6) 2021 for tlif 2 level and he developed an infection on the surgical site almost a year later.As a result, his second surgery was performed last (b)(6) 2022 to remove all the screws on the left side and no additional implants were placed.The most recent surgery was performed on (b)(6) 2024, where the remaining three screws on the right l4-l5-s1 were removed. there were no further complications reported regarding the event.
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