| Catalog Number |
01.18.145 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Inadequate Osseointegration (2646)
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| Date of Event |
09/30/2019
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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 7 october 2019: lot 156243: (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 6 april 2016.Expiration date: 2021-03-23.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: femoral component revision surgery performed 2 years after cementless total hip arthroplasty.No information concerning patient age, gender, activity level and health status is available.Radiographic images provided show the presence of radiolucent lines in gruen zones 1 and 7 and signs of stress shielding.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.
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Event or Problem Description
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Revision surgery performed after 1 year and 11 months from the primary due to non osseointegration of the stem (stem mobilization).The surgeon removed the stem manually and replace it.The surgery was completed successfully.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Visual inspection performed by r&d project manager bone residual on the stem; femoral neck scratched due to head removal.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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