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Citation 6265-5108Recalls & reported problems

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 132 Degree Neck Angle V40 Hip Stem - Left · Class 2 · Implant

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07613153074311), received between Mar 22, 2023 and Mar 22, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Degraded” (1 report).

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Degraded1
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1
  • Fracture1
  • Material Erosion1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Extraskeletal ossification1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • Muscle/Tendon Damage1
  • Osteolysis1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 22, 2023Degraded; Material Erosion; Fracture; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Degraded; Material Erosion; Fracture; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    WIFE REPORTED HER HUSBAND HAD A REVISION OF THE LEFT HIP ON (B)(6) 2022 DUE TO THE "TWO METALS BEING WORN DOWN TO FINE PENCIL TIPS". PRIMARY SURGERY WAS DONE ON (B)(6) 2007. UPDATE: PER PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS, IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISASSOCIATION OF THE HEAD FROM THE STEM, FRACTURE OF THE FEMORAL STEM TRUNNION, METALLOSIS AND OSTEOLYSIS, DESTRUCTION OF ABDUCTORS, HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION AND FRACTURE OF THE GREATER TROCHANTER WHEREBY THE STEM, HEAD AND LINER WERE EXPLANTED AND THE PATIENT WAS CONVERTED TO A RESTORATION MODULAR CONSTRUCT WITH DALL MILES GRIP PLATE AND CABLING FOR FIXATION. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE SHELL WAS SLIGHTLY MORE VERTICAL THAN IDEAL BUT REMOVAL WOULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT BONE LOSS, SO IT WAS LEFT IMPLANTED. DURING REVISION SURGERY, THE FOLLOWING WERE PERFORMED: "DEBRIDEMENT OF CHRONIC METALLIC WEAR DEBRIS AND OSTEOLYSIS," "OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION LEFT GREATER TROCHANTER FRACTURE," AND "RESECTION OF HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION." DESPITE THE REPORTED PROXIMAL BONE EROSIONS, THE FEMORAL STEM WAS REPORTED TO BE WELL-FIXED AND REMOVAL WAS INTENSIVE.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Bone Fracture(s); Extraskeletal ossification; Insufficient Information; Joint Laxity; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Osteolysis; Pain

    MAUDE report 16590146 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.