The manufacturer became aware of a literature from (b)(6) hospital, (b)(6).The title of this report is ¿low-profile plate fixation in arthrodesis of the first metacarpophalangeal joint¿ which was published in february 2011 and is associated with the stryker variax hand plating system.Within that publication, post-operative complications/ adverse events were reported, which occurred between 1996 to 2003.It was not possible to ascertain specific device and/or patient information from the article, a review of the complaint handling database, however, revealed that the events have not been reported by the hospital or by the author of the publication, therefore 7 complaints were initiated retrospectively for different adverse events mentioned in the journal.This product inquiry addresses restricted movement of the ip joint.The study states that ¿another patient required a tenolysis, because of restricted movement of the ip joint which improved motion.¿.
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