FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

J&J ACETABULAR POLYETHYLENE LINER

MDR report key: 278672 · Received May 19, 2000

Report

Report Number
278672
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 19, 2000
Date of Event
April 18, 2000
Report Date
April 21, 2000
Manufacturer
DEPUY INC. (J & J CO)
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT UNDERWENT A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN 1992 USING J&J COMPONENTS. PT WAS DOING WELL UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO WHEN PT DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN THE BUTTOCK. PT WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND X-RAYS OBTAINED REVEALED EVIDENCE OF PROBABLE FRACTURE OF THE ACETABULAR DEFECT NOTED AROUND ONE OF THE SCREWS AS WELL AS OSTEOLYSIS OF THE PROXIMAL FEMUR. PT WAS ADMITTED ON 4/18/00 AND TAKEN TO SURGERY THAT SAME DAY. PT UNDERWENT A REVISION OF ACETABULAR COMPONENT WITH EXCHANGE OF LINER AND BONE GRAFTING OF OSTEOLYSIS OF THE LEFT ACETABULUM & LEFT PROXIMAL FEMUR. THE ACETABULAR LINER WAS FOUND TO BE DISPLACED AND BROKEN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 J&J ACETABULAR POLYETHYLENE LINER POLYETHYLENE LINER (ACETABULAR) JDI DEPUY INC. (J & J CO) UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Hospitalization| O