inforMED
InjuryMOZ

DUROLANE

Received Jun 5, 2019 · Event occurred May 28, 2019

Report MW5087171 · MDR key 8675040

Device

Generic name

Acid, Hyaluronic, Intraarticular

Manufacturer

Bioventus Llc

Product problems

  • Patient-Device Incompatibility

Patient

65 YR

  • Fever
  • Arthralgia
  • Fever
  • Arthralgia

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

MY DR GAVE ME AN INJECTION OF DUROLANE IN MY RIGHT KNEE FOR ARTHRITIS PAIN ON (B)(6) 2019. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, MY KNEE STARTING FEELING PUFFY AND STIFF. A FEW HOURS AFTER THAT, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT PAIN IN MY KNEE. THE NEXT MORNING ((B)(6) 2019), I COULDN'T BEND THE KNEE AND THE PAIN HAD INCREASED TO ABOUT 7 ON A SCALE OF 10. BY THE AFTERNOON OF THE (B)(6), I HAD A FEVER OF 100.8 DEGREES. I VISITED MY DR'S URGENT CARE OFFICE AND HE WROTE A PRESCRIPTION FOR 500MG NAPROXEN, TWICE DAILY FOR 2 WEEKS. HE ALSO ADVISED TAKING TYLENOL FOR THE FEVER. BY THE MORNING OF (B)(6) 2019, THE FEVER WAS GONE AND THE PAIN WAS DOWN TO ABOUT A 4 ON A SCALE OF 10.