FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ARTHROSCOPE

MDR report key: 3814068 · Received May 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
1030489-2014-02529
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 15, 2014
Report Date
April 18, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
HRX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LITERATURE CITATION : H. YASUOKA, ET AL. "EFFECT OF TERIPARATIDE WITH BKP (BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY) METHOD ¿DOES TERIPARATIDE PREVENT NEW VERTEBRAL FRACTURES AFTER BKP ¿ STUDY OF 20 CASES WITH 22 VERTEBRA". 1404-02; 2-P50-1. (B)(6). (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED IN AN ABSTRACT THAT A TOTAL OF 20 PATIENTS (22 VERTEBRAE) UNDERWENT BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURES (BKP) AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH DELAYED-UNION OF THORACOLUMBAR COMPRESSION FRACTURE AND WERE FOLLOWED UP FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. THE MEAN AGE WAS 80.3 YEARS. THE FRACTURE LEVELS WERE TH12 (N=7), L1 (N=9), L2 (N=3), L3 (N=2), AND L4 (N=1). THE MEAN FOLLOW-UP PERIOD WAS 8.3 MONTHS. ALL PATIENTS WERE GIVEN TERIPARATIDE DAILY EITHER PREOPERATIVELY (8 VERTEBRAE) OR POSTOPERATIVELY (14 VERTEBRAE). IN ONE CASE, PARALYSIS OCCURRED PERIOPERATIVELY AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY COLLAPSE OF THE TREATED . THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION VIA POSTERIOR APPROACH. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REPORTED IN THE ABSTRACT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
291509 ARTHROSCOPE HRX MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00080 YR Required Intervention