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Reported event: an event regarding disassociation involving an adm liner was reported.The event was confirmed via clinician review of the provided medical records.Method & results: -product evaluation and results: visual inspection: visual inspection of the returned devices indicated the devices appeared undamaged.Dimensional inspection: dimensional inspection was performed on the features related to the articulation and fitment of the head in the liner.All features inspected were within specifications.-clinician review: a review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: "i can confirm that the patient had a primary left total hip arthroplasty since i was able to review the x-rays.I can also confirm that the patient had a revision of the acetabular cup since i was able to review post revision x-rays and the implant usage sheet.I was also able to review the operation note for the primary left total hip arthroplasty.A partial operation report was present for the surgery of (b)(6) 2024 that stated, "it was clear that the polyethylene had disassociated from the femoral head and the femoral head was articulating with the metallic liner." therefore, i can confirm the disassociation based upon the above quote.Root cause analysis: assuming that there was a disassociation of the femoral head from the adm liner, the root cause of this event cannot be determined with certainty.If it happened, the causes of disassociation of the head from the polyethylene acetabular liner are multifactorial.One cause could be surgical technique in the way that the implants are prepared and assembled.If the disassociation occurred directly after the closed reduction, it is possible that the reduction maneuver may have contributed to the uncoupling.I would not attribute any causality to the patient¿s lifestyle, activity level or bmi.The dislocations could be attributed to surgical technique, implant positioning, as well as patient factors such as lifestyle, activity level, bmi, and compliance with post operative instructions." -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: it was reported that the patient was revised due to disassociation of the femoral head from the poly adm liner.Visual inspection of the returned devices indicated the devices appeared undamaged.Dimensional inspection was performed on the features related to the articulation and fitment of the head in the liner.All features inspected were within specifications.A review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant confirmed the event and indicated the following: "assuming that there was a disassociation of the femoral head from the adm liner, the root cause of this event cannot be determined with certainty.If it happened, the causes of disassociation of the head from the polyethylene acetabular liner are multifactorial.One cause could be surgical technique in the way that the implants are prepared and assembled.If the disassociation occurred directly after the closed reduction, it is possible that the reduction maneuver may have contributed to the uncoupling.I would not attribute any causality to the patient¿s lifestyle, activity level or bmi.The dislocations could be attributed to surgical technique, implant positioning, as well as patient factors such as lifestyle, activity level, bmi, and compliance with post operative instructions.".
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