InjuryIOZ
ABDUCTION PILLOW
Received May 17, 1996 · Event occurred May 11, 1996
Report 33962 · MDR key 33962
Device
Product problems
- Failure To Adhere Or Bond
Patient
55 YR
- Peroneal Nerve Palsy
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL HIP PROCEDURE ON 5/10/96. ON THE MORNING OF 5/11/96, THE PT WAS NOTED TO HAVE LEFT FOOT DROP. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED THE PT PROBABLY HAS LEFT PERONEAL NERVE PALSY SECONDARY TO A TIGHT STRAP FROM THE ABDUCTION PILLOW AROUND THE PT'S LEFT CALF. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PT IS SUSCEPTIBLE DUE TO PRE-OP BACK PROBLEMS.