The manufacturer became aware of adverse events from the norwegian hip fracture register.The title of this report is ¿gamma 3 in the norwegian hip fracture register¿ which is associated with the gamma3 locking nail system, within that report, post-operative complications/ adverse events were reported, which occurred between 1-jan-2005 and 31-dec-2016.A review of the complaint handling database revealed that the events have not been reported previously to stryker, therefore 290 complaints were initiated for the revision surgeries retrospectively for different adverse events mentioned in the report.This product inquiry addresses revision surgery (removal of implant) due to avascular necrosis and local pain.The 77 out of 290 cases.
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