InjuryJDT
M/H INTERLOK (NTS)
Received Nov 9, 2001 · Event occurred Sep 24, 2001
Report 1825034-2001-00106 · MDR key 360655
Device
Generic name
Prosthesis, Hip, Comp.
Manufacturer
Biomet, Inc.Model number
NACatalog number
11-104507
Lot number
776150
Product problems
- Explanted
- Fracture
- Loose
- Replace
- Defective Component
Patient
UNKNOWN
- Surgical procedure, repeated
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WAS PERFORMED IN 1992. PROXIMAL PORTION OF FEMORAL STEM COMPONENT LOOSENED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FRACTURED. REVISION PERFORMED IN 2001, NOTING INTRAOPERATIVELY, THAT THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE FEMORAL STEM REMAINED WELL FIXED. BOTH DISTAL AND PROXIMAL PIECES OF STEM COMPONENT WERE REMOVED.