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Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs director: hip revision surgery occurred 4 years and 8 months after implantation of a hybrid double-mobility total hip arthroplasty.No information concerning patient age, bmi and general health status is available.Both femoral (cemented) and acetabular (cementless) components were found to be loose, a rather unusual situation.Based on the information available, no final conclusion can be drawn.Batch review performed on 18 march 2019: lot 111149: 40 items manufactured and released on 29-apr-2011.Expiration date: 2016-03-31.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, all the items of this lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.Additional implant involved in loosening: cup: versafitcup 01.26.50mb acetabular shell cc ø 50 (k083116) lot 135596: 60 items manufactured and released on 13-feb-2014.Expiration date: 2019-01-31.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, all the items of this lot have been already sold without any similar reported event.
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On (b)(6) 2019 we were informed about a patient who came in complaining of pain 4 years and 8 months after the primary surgery due to an aseptic loosening of the stem and a loose cup.The cause of the loose cup is unknown.On the following day, the surgeon revised the cup, liner, head and stem and the surgery was completed successfully.
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