PLATE, FIXATION, BONE
Report
- Report Number
- 3025141-2023-00618
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 8, 2023
- Report Date
- November 3, 2023
- Manufacturer
- ACUMED, LLC
- Product Code
- HRS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED AS DEVICE INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNKNOWN.
IN A PREPRINT (NOT PEER REVIEWED) ARTICLE " EFFECT OF INTRAOPERATIVE HAND-GRIP POSITION ON SURGICAL OUTCOME OF THUMB CARPOMETACARPAL ARTHRODESIS" BY ALVIN, K.A., ET AL, THE AUTHORS PERFORMED A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AIMED TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF OUR INTRAOPERATIVE HAND-GRIP POSITIONING METHOD FOR ARTHRODESIS OF THUMB CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT (CMCJ) OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA). 20 PATIENTS WITH CMCJ OA UNDERWENT ARTHRODESIS USING THEIR INTRAOPERATIVE HAND-GRIP POSITIONING METHOD AND T-HOOK PLATES AND SCREWS (ACUMED LLC, USA). PATIENTS WERE EVALUATED PREOPERATIVELY AND AT 1, 3, 6 AND 12 MONTHS POSTOPERATIVELY. RADIOLOGIC ASSESSMENT INCLUDING FUSION EVALUATION, EVALUATION OF RADIAL AND PALMAR ABDUCTION ANGLES WAS DONE ON HAND X-RAYS. THE AUTHORS ALSO PERFORMED A LITERATURE REVIEW TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT TRENDS AND TECHNIQUES OF ARTHRODESIS FOR COMPARISON. 20 PATIENTS WITH A MINIMUM FOLLOW-UP DURATION OF 12 MONTHS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY. 100% FUSION RATE WAS ACHIEVED WITH ONLY 1 CASE OF COMPLICATION INVOLVING RADIAL SENSORY NERVE NEUROPATHY WHICH WAS RESOLVED AFTER REMOVAL OF IMPLANT AND NEUROLYSIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744082 | PLATE, FIXATION, BONE | HRS | ACUMED, LLC |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Other |