InjuryKGS
GII
Received Jun 5, 1998 · Event occurred May 1, 1996
Report 1221934-1998-00029 · MDR key 172322
Device
Product problems
- Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)
Patient
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- Unspecified Infection
- Pain
- Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)
- Surgical procedure
- Foreign body, removal of
- Surgical procedure, additional
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PER LEGAL COMPLAINT: AS A RESULT OF HAVING A BONE ANCHOR PENETRATING HER L-5 DISK, SUFFERED SERVERE BACK PAIN AND DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT POST-OPERATIVE INFECTION. SHE HAS HAD TO UNDERGO ADDITIONAL GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS OF THE BLADDER AND PROLAPSE SURGERY. SHE HAS ALSO HAD TO UNDERGO ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY TO REMOVE THE FOREIGN OBJECT FROM HER DISK AND FUSE HER SPINE.