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01.12.035 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Inadequate Osseointegration (2646)
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| Date of Event |
03/19/2019
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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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Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs department partial hip revision surgery (stem and head) occurred 4 years and 3 months after cementless total hip arthroplasty in a (b)(6) year old heavy ((b)(6) kg) man.Radiographic image provided shows the presence of signs of stress shielding suggesting distal fixation of the stem.Aseptic loosening is a possible literature described adverse event after cementless total hip arthroplasty and causes are often unknown.The reason of this event cannot be determined.Batch review performed on 12 april 2019: lot 147653: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 11-feb-2015.Expiration date: 2019-12-31.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of this lot have already been sold, without any other similar event reported.
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Event or Problem Description
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On march 18 we were informed about a revision surgery planned on march 19.Revision performed 4 years and 3 months from the primary due to left side stem loosening.The reason of the mobilization is unknown.The revision surgery completed successfully.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Visual inspection performed by r&d project manager: the implant shows ha layer almost fully absorbed, metal transfer scratch on the femoral head.It is not possible to determine a failure root cause.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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On may 03, 2019 we were informed that the primary surgery date reported in the initial report was wrong (01-gen-2015) and the correct one was 07 aug 2015.So, the revision was performed 3 years and 7 months after the primary case.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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