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Batch review performed on 24 november 2017.Lot 141770: forty four (44) items manufactured and released on 30 april 2014.Expiration date: 2019-03-31.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, 36 items of the same lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Clinical evaluation performed on (b)(6) 2017 by (b)(6): partial hip revision surgery (stem and head) occurred 3 years after primary cementless total hip arthroplasty.Radiographic images provided show the presence of radiolucent lines in gruen zones 1 and 7 and signs of stress shielding.Aseptic loosening is a possible, literature described adverse event after cementless total hip replacements and causes are often unknown.In this case the reason of failure cannot be determined.Preliminary investigation performed by r&d hip manager on (b)(6) 2017: from the images no conclusion can be drawn.On the stem surface residual of blood and bone can be noted.
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