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Encore Medical, L.P. · TAPERFILL HIP STEM, LATERAL OFFSET, SIZE 8 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Encore Medical Taperfill hip stem is a metal hip implant used in replacement surgery. The 37 reports mostly describe fractures — of the stem itself or of the femur around it — along with falls, a loose stem, and a dislocated joint, with 37 injuries and no deaths. Reports often describe revision surgery to fix the problem. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 37
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 37
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 37 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888912078665), received between Jan 20, 2016 and Jan 27, 2026 — classified as 37 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (5 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem16
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available10
- Fracture5
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated4
- Insufficient Device Problem Information4
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth3
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size2
- Unstable2
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)12
- Fall8
- No Code Available6
- Limb Fracture5
- Insufficient Information4
- Joint Laxity4
- Hip Fracture2
- Periprosthetic fracture2
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 37 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 27, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE PATIENT BROKE THE FEMUR AND THE STEM.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 24196131 ↗InjuryJan 20, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PATIENT FELL AT HOME AND FRACTURED AROUND HER TAPPERFILL STEM.
Patient problems: Fall; Hip Fracture
MAUDE report 24126368 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2026Insufficient Device Problem Information
REVISION SURGERY DUE TO POST-OPERATION PAIN AND PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Pain; Periprosthetic fracture
MAUDE report 24024451 ↗InjuryDec 8, 2025Unstable; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Unstable; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
InjuryOct 12, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Periprosthetic fracture
MAUDE report 23273685 ↗InjuryJun 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PATIENT FELL AND BROKE HIP.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall
MAUDE report 22207824 ↗InjuryMay 28, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PERIPROSTHETIC FEMUR FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 22102167 ↗InjuryOct 2, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 20355833 ↗InjuryMay 18, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO FALL LOWER BODY COMPONENT AND FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 19348203 ↗InjuryMay 7, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryNov 7, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryMay 5, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 16882501 ↗InjuryApr 10, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryFeb 20, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryJan 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 16237584 ↗InjuryNov 30, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO MALPOSITIONED IMPLANT.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15888492 ↗InjuryNov 28, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO MALPOSITIONED IMPLANT.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15872069 ↗InjuryOct 13, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PROSTHETIC FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 15596875 ↗InjuryApr 12, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT FELL AFTER SURGERY AND FRACTURED HER HIP. PUT AN EXPRT STEM IN.
Patient problems: Fall; Hip Fracture
MAUDE report 14086062 ↗InjuryJan 31, 2022Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
REVISION SURGERY: DUE TO UNDERSIZED STEM, SUBSIDENCE & LOOSENING.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 13403709 ↗InjuryDec 16, 2021Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjuryOct 19, 2021Fracture; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - SUBSIDENCE OF THE STEM AND FRACTURE OF THE GREATER TUBEROSITY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12657014 ↗InjuryAug 18, 2021Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT FELL AND FRACTURED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall
MAUDE report 12338603 ↗InjuryJun 16, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT FELL AND FRACTURED HIS FEMUR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER HIS INITIAL SURGERY.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall
MAUDE report 12012132 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2021Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
REVISION SURGERY: TAPERFILL STEM SUBSIDED IN PATIENT WITH NORMAL ACTIVITY. IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE EXPRT REVISION STEM. THE CERAMIC HEAD WAS REPLACED AS A MATTER OF NORMAL PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 11919125 ↗
Other Prosthesis, Hip, Constrained, Cemented Or Uncemented, Metal/Polymer devices
- Novation 134-36-45Exactech, Inc. · Prosthesis, Hip, Constrained, Cemented Or Uncemented, Metal/Polymer2 recalls0 reports
- PINNACLE 1218-28-650Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer89 reports
- Trident 690-00-28FHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer1 recall37 reports
- Trident 690-00-22EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer1 recall36 reports
- PINNACLE 1218-32-652Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer75 reports
- Trident 690-00-22DHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer1 recall22 reports
- PINNACLE 1218-32-654Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer70 reports
- Trident 69-2850Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, constrained, cemented or uncemented, metal/polymer1 recall11 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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