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This pi is for ongoing issues post- 2019 revision including hip instability, pseudotumor, and infection.Patient left a voicemail reporting having a stryker right recalled hip.Patient noted a poly swap in 2008 due to pain.Patient had revision in 2012 due to pain.Patient noted all parts were replaced other then the stem.Patient had a revision in 2016 due to infection where all product was removed.New stryker product implanted in 2017 and patient had a cyst and an i&d in 2018 then a revision in 2019 due to infection.Patient noted she has chron's disease.Update 29/january/2024 wg: as reported via medwatch reports mw5149918, mw5149919, mw5149920, mw5149921, mw5149922 (all reports have same event description but 1 reported implant each): reporter calling, stating she has had numerous health problems after she was implanted with the "biolox" hip from stryker "some time in 2019." reporter states she learned that her implanted hip system was "recalled" and she has concerns that her health problems are due to this.Reporter states she has memory problems, pain, headaches, nausea, and vomiting, hip dislocating after surgery, and a "cyst or tumor around the hip" currently.Reporter states she additionally had problems walking, has scar tissue, and bone loss.Reporter states she is concerned that the metal in the hip devices is negatively interaction with her body somehow.Reporter additional states she has concerns about 'quality problems" with the mako system that was used during her surgery.Reporter states she is trying to obtain additional records from her doctor's office.
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The following devices were also listed in this report: restoration adm x3 ins 28/48; cat# 1236-2-848; lot# unknown.Delta c-taper head 28mm +0; cat# 18-2800; lot# unknown.Ti sleeve for alumina head; cat# 17-0000e; lot# unknown.Shell; cat# unknown; lot# unknown.Stem; cat# unknown; lot# unknown.It cannot be determined which, if any of these devices may have caused or contributed to the patient's experience.Reported event: an event regarding altr, infection & instability involving a mdm liner was reported.The event was not confirmed.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: "i can confirm the surgical procedures during the year 2019 as i was able to review hospital records and operation reports including those for incision and drainage and debridement, as well as revision with poly and head exchange.The root causes of this patience difficulties after primary bipolar, hip arthroplasty, including pain, infection, dislocation, and reinfection, cannot be determined with certainty.The causes of these complications are multifactorial including surgical technique which could account for problems such as pain, the fact that the patient had a bipolar implant that had to be revised could be due to pain from the un-resurfaced acetabulum, dislocation can be related to surgical technique, patient factors such as activity level, compliance and bmi, and infection can be caused by contamination at the time of the initial procedure, seeding of the hip from remote sources.In this case the patient has a history of poor dentition.With the information provided with these inquiries i would not assign any causality to the implants themselves." product history review: could not be performed as the lot number is unknown.Complaint history review: could not be performed as the lot number is unknown.Conclusions: it was reported that patient has ongoing issues post- 2019 revision including hip instability, pseudotumor, and infection.A review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: "i can confirm the surgical procedures during the year 2019 as i was able to review hospital records and operation reports including those for incision and drainage and debridement, as well as revision with poly and head exchange.The root causes of this patience difficulties after primary bipolar, hip arthroplasty, including pain, infection, dislocation, and reinfection, cannot be determined with certainty.The causes of these complications are multifactorial including surgical technique which could account for problems such as pain, the fact that the patient had a bipolar implant that had to be revised could be due to pain from the un-resurfaced acetabulum, dislocation can be related to surgical technique, patient factors such as activity level, compliance and bmi, and infection can be caused by contamination at the time of the initial procedure, seeding of the hip from remote sources.In this case the patient has a history of poor dentition.With the information provided with these inquiries i would not assign any causality to the implants themselves." the exact cause of the event could not be determined because insufficient information was provided.Further information such as device lot number, pathology reports, pre- and post-operative x-rays as well as patient history and follow-up notes are needed to complete the investigation for determining root cause.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If devices and/or additional information become available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.H3 other text : device remains implanted.
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