FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN MALLORY-HEAD ACETABULAR COMPONENT

MDR report key: 6092335 · Received November 10, 2016

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2016-04611
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 10, 2016
Report Date
October 11, 2016
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
PN/A
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENTS. EVENT DETAILS AND PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE PATIENT MENTIONED IN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE. THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY WEIRD P. ZIJLSTRA, INGE VAN DEN AKKER-SCHEEK, MARK J. M. ZEE AND JOS J.A.M. VAN RAAY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED BASED ON REVIEW OF A JOURNAL ARTICLE TITLED, "NO CLINICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LARGE METAL-ON-METAL TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND 28-MM-HEAD TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY?" WHICH AIMED TO TEST THE CLAIM OF GREATER RANGE OF MOTION (ROM) WITH LARGE FEMORAL HEAD METAL-ON-METAL TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY USING MMAGNUM AND MALLORY-HEAD ACETABULAR COMPONENTS WITH (B)(4) LINERS MANUFACTURED BY BIOMET; AND TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER LARGE FEMORAL HEAD METAL-ON-METAL TOTAL HIP TOTAL ARTHROPLASTY HAS GREATER ROM AT ONE YEAR POSTOPERATIVELY COMPARED TO 28-MM METAL-ON-POLYETHYLENE. ONE PATIENT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE ARTICLE THAT UNDERWENT HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. PATIENT FOLLOW-UP RESULTS PROVIDED INDICATE THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CORTICAL HYPERTROPHY POST-OPERATIVELY USING METAL-ON-POLYETHYLENE. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED AND THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
744389 UNKNOWN MALLORY-HEAD ACETABULAR COMPONENT HIP PROSTHESIS JDI BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS NI NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other