Based on the information provided, review of the surgical technique manual, ifu, certificates of analysis and fmeas, there is no indication of device failure and no indication that the device was out of specification.The most probable root cause is user error: improper implant size selection, using an implant that was too long, or installing the implant too deep.
Event or Problem Description
The patient had right side si joint arthrodesis in (b)(6) 2019 where three implants were installed.The patient complained of right side radicular pain following the procedure.The surgeon determined that the superior positioned implant had breached the neuroforamen.Six days after the initial procedure, the surgeon performed a revision procedure where he removed the superior positioned implant.No other preexisting implants were adjusted or removed.The patient's pain symptoms improved following the revision procedure.