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Clinical evaluation performed by medical affairs manager: few weeks after cementless total hip arthroplasty, the patient reported pain due to a femoral fracture.During rehabilitation period, a sudden movement on a weakened bone due to normal femoral preparation may favour the occurrence of early fracture.There is no reason to suspect a faulty device.Batch review performed on 06 jun 2019: lot 184063: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 15-oct-2018.Expiration date: 2023-10-02.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been already sold with 2 other similar reported events (complaints (b)(4)).
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Revision surgery performed 2 weeks after the primary due to bone fracture and subsided stem.The patient was walking to the bathroom and felt a crack in her hip, could then not weight bare.The mini max stem has been removed, implanted a xacta 37.5mm and a new head, plus 3 cables.
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