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It was reported that a revision surgery was performed due to infection, the patient hip was prepped and draped joint opened specimens taken, the joint got lavaged and debrided intensely.The femoral head and poly liner were removed.The joint lavaged again with hydrogen peroxide and more saline solution.New liner and head inserted.Hip reduced hip closed.No further information available.
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The affected cobalt chrome femoral head and r3 xlpe acetabular liner, used in treatment, were not returned for evaluation.Therefore a product analysis could not be performed.Our investigation including a review of the manufacturing records for the listed batches did not reveal any deviation from the standard manufacturing processes.A review of the complaint history for the listed parts revealed no prior complaints for the listed failure mode with the same batch number.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the products failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.A relationship, if any, between the devices and the reported incident could not be corroborated.No medical documents were received for investigation.No further medical assessment can be performed at this time.Infection, a potential complication associated with any surgery, can occur and possible causes could include but not limited to contamination, patient reaction, and post-operative healing issue.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Without the return of the actual product involved and no patient medical records, our investigation of this report is inconclusive.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however smith and nephew will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.Should the device or additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.
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