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As reported by the equinoxe shoulder study, approximately two years post initial right tsa, the 55 y/o female patient experienced stiff shoulder.After shoulder replacement, patient underwent a tendon transfer to address chronic scapular dyskinesis and struggled with stiffness and pain following this procedure thought to be related to excessive scar tissue adhesions.Per clinical report, the reported event is definitely not related to the device and unlikely related to the procedure.
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This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional and/or corrected information.The following sections were updated: h6, h11 the following sections were corrected: d1, d4, g4, h4, h6 the reported event was unable to be confirmed due to limited information received from the customer.No device was returned for evaluation; further, photographs and/or radiograph images were not provided for review.Operative notes and/or medical records were not provided for review of usage/ technique.A review of complaint history determined that no further action is required as no trends were identified.A definitive root cause was unable to be determined; however, may have resulted from an underlying patient condition, infection, component loosening, component sizing, positioning, or impingement issues, scar tissue adhesions, or a combination of the above.It remains unclear whether the previous tendon transfer procedures played a contributing factor to the reported scar tissue adhesions however, this cannot be confirmed because the devices remain implanted, and relevant images, or radiographs were not provided.If any further information is obtained that would change or alter any information provided, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.
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