FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PLATE, FIXATION, BONE

MDR report key: 3887222 · Received June 20, 2014

Report

Report Number
2520274-2014-11853
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 20, 2014
Report Date
June 9, 2014
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
HRS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
PHARMACIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ¿TREATMENT OF COMPLEX FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL RADIUS: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF EXTERNAL FIXATION ¿VERSUS¿ LOCKED VOLAR PLATING" (2012). JEUDY, J. INJURY, 43;174-179. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN VOLAR FIXED ANGLE PLATE /UNKNOWN LOT. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AFTER THE SUBSEQUENT REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING JOURNAL ABSTRACT, ¿TREATMENT OF COMPLEX FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL RADIUS: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF EXTERNAL FIXATION ¿VERSUS¿ LOCKED VOLAR PLATING (2012) JEUDY, J. INJURY, 43;174-179. WITHIN THE INCLUSION PERIOD (2006¿2009), 75 PATIENTS WERE FOLLOWED UP DURING 6 MONTHS WITH COMPLETE CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. A TOTAL OF 39 PATIENTS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO THE EF GROUP (HOFFMANN II,STRYKER1) (EVENTUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PERCUTANEOUS PINNING) AND 36 TO THE ORIF GROUP USING A VOLAR FIXED-ANGLE PLATE (TITANIUM 2.4 DRP SYNTHES). THE FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS OCCURRED IN THE ORIF GROUP: 11 MALUNIONS, 5 ULNAR VARIANCE INVERSIONS >2 MM,7 CASES WITH A VOLAR TILT >58, AND ONLY TWO CASES OF SECONDARY LOSS OF REDUCTION, BOTH OF WHICH FINALLY LED TO MODERATE ARTICULAR MALUNIONS WITH STEP-OFFS NOT EXCEEDING 2 MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR UNKNOWN VOLAR FIXED-ANGLE PLATE. THIS REPORT IS FOR 1 DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
363050 PLATE, FIXATION, BONE HRS SYNTHES (USA)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention