| Catalog Number |
01.18.137 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Inadequate Osseointegration (2646)
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| Date of Event |
01/29/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Batch review performed on (b)(6) 2019: lot 131576: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 09-jul-2013.Expiration date: 2018-05-31.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs manager: hip revision surgery occurred 5 years after primary cementless total hip arthroplasty in a (b)(6) year old man.Radiographic images provided show the presence of osteolytic regions 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.The reason of this event cannot be determined.
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Event or Problem Description
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On (b)(6) 2019 we were informed about a revision surgery, planned for (b)(6) 2019, so 5 years and two months after primary surgery, due to stem loosening.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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