DJO SURGICAL 425-97-009Recalls & reported problems
Encore Medical, L.P. · TAPERFILL HIP STEM, LATERAL OFFSET, SIZE 9 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This DJO Surgical Taperfill hip stem is a metal hip replacement used in total hip surgery. There are 34 adverse event reports, all describing injuries, with no deaths reported; many involve revision surgery after the stem loosened or after a fall broke the femur around the implant, and some mention joint laxity or dislocation. Reports in the last 12 months (4) were more than the prior 12 months (2). No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 34
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 34
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 34 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888912078672), received between Sep 15, 2017 and Apr 24, 2026 — classified as 34 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (7 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 Problem21
- Fracture7
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available4
- Unstable3
- Loose or Intermittent Connection2
- Break1
- Device Operates Differently Than Expected1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)7
- Joint Laxity7
- Insufficient Information6
- Fall4
- Limb Fracture4
- No Code Available3
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 34 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 24, 2026Unstable
PATIENT PRESENTED EVIDENCE OF LOOSENING OF STEM. SURGEON OPTED TO REVISE STEM AND CHANGE OUT HEAD AND POLY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 24982802 ↗InjuryApr 14, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryMar 18, 2026Fracture
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE PATIENT HAD A POSTOPERATIVE FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 24628772 ↗InjuryNov 10, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT FELL AND BROKE HER FEMUR POST TOTAL HIP.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 23519094 ↗InjuryAug 19, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PATIENT FELL, REQUIRED REVISION.
Patient problems: Fall
MAUDE report 22846526 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2025Unstable; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Unstable; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO INSTABILITY / FEMORAL STEM LOOSE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 21441972 ↗InjuryOct 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO DISLOCATION AND FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 20529712 ↗InjuryOct 17, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PATIENT FELL RESULTING IN A PERIPROSTHETIC FX OF THE FEMUR.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20477953 ↗InjuryJun 21, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryApr 25, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO TOOK EVERYTHING OUT. REPLACED WITH EXPRT STEM AND ZIMMER CUP.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19182717 ↗InjuryMar 11, 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 18874137 ↗InjuryMar 6, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjurySep 21, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryAug 17, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO FRACTURE AND LOOSENING.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 17569119 ↗InjuryAug 9, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryJun 20, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryMar 6, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - REQUIRED INTERVENTION TO PREVENT IMPAIRMENT/DAMAGE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16491931 ↗InjuryFeb 22, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO PATIENT PRESENTED WITH FAILED FIXATION OF LEFT HIP FRACTURE (3 CANNULATED SCREWS) AND WAS TAKEN TO SURGERY FOR CONVERSION TO LEFT TOTAL HIP ON (B)(6) 2023. CASE PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY, INTER-OP XRAYS SHOWED COMPONENTS IN OPTIMAL POSITION, AND UPON COMPLETION OF SURGERY PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO RECOVERY. POST-OP XRAYS SHOWED THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT HAD MOVED SLIGHTLY INTO PELVIS. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 16424134 ↗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 16238016 ↗InjuryNov 14, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryOct 13, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT FELL AFTER HIS PRIMARY SURGERY AND HIS FEMORAL STEM SUBSIDED. THE SURGEON FELT IT NEEDED TO BE REVISED.
Patient problems: Fall
MAUDE report 15595786 ↗InjuryOct 11, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
InjuryAug 12, 2022Fracture
REVISION SURGERY - PERIPROSTHETIC FEMUR FRACTURE.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 15218432 ↗InjuryApr 26, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REVISION SURGERY TAPERFILL STEM APPEARED TO HAVE SUBSIDED. REQUIRED REVISION TO A LONG REDAPT REVISION STEM.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 14208897 ↗InjuryFeb 22, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY: DUE TO A FALL AND BROKE FEMUR.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall
MAUDE report 13577307 ↗
Other Prosthesis, Hip, Constrained, Cemented Or Uncemented, Metal/Polymer devices
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- 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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