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SMS Stem 01.36.047Recalls & reported problems

Medacta International SA · SMS Solid Stem STD #7 · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
7
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
7
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630030888663), received between Jul 10, 2020 and Mar 31, 2026 — classified as 7 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Osseointegration Problem” (2 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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
  • Osseointegration Problem2
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Migration or Expulsion of Device1

Patient problems

  • Bone Fracture(s)3
  • Inadequate Osseointegration2
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Unequal Limb Length1

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 31, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY DUE TO PERIPROSTHETIC FEMUR FRACTURE 1 MONTH AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY. THE SURGEON CABLED THE FRACTURE AND REVISED THE SMS SOLID STEM TO AN AMISTEM P COLLARED SIZE5 STEM, THE D 28 DM LINER TO A SAME SIZE LINER, AND THE 20MM BIOLOX M HEAD TO A 28MM BIOLOX S HEAD. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 24738816 ↗
  • InjuryAug 13, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY AT ABOUT 9 MONTHS POST PRIMARY DUE TO STEM SUBSIDENCE, CAUSING LEG LENGHT DISCREPANCY. STEM NOT REVISED. HEAD AND LINER REVISED SUCCESSFULLY AND LEG LENGHT CORRECTED.

    Patient problems: Unequal Limb Length

    MAUDE report 19971303 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 15, 2023Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY, THE SURGEON NOTED A FEMORAL FRACTURE ON CT SCANS. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE FRACTURE OCCURRED. OSTEOSYNTHESIS WAS PERFORMED WITH NESPRON TAPE AND THE STEM WAS NOT REVISED.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 16377687 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 8, 2023Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem

    REVISION SURGERY ON BILATERAL PATIENT AT ABOUT 1 YEAR 7 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY DUE TO ASEPTIC INSUFFICIENT OSTEOINTEGRATION OF THE SMS SOLID STEM. NO INFECTION DETECTED.

    Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration

    MAUDE report 16322734 ↗
  • InjuryOct 25, 2021Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device

    REVISION SURGERY 3 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY DUE TO STEM SUBSIDENCE. STEM LOOSENING, OSTEOLYSIS AND FRACTURE WERE FOUND ON THE FEMUR.

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

    MAUDE report 12688347 ↗
  • InjuryMay 11, 2021Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem

    3 WEEKS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY LOOSENING OF THE STEM THAT WAS LIKELY UNDERSIZED DURING PRIMARY SURGERY. THE SURGEON REVISED SUCCESSFULLY STEM, HEAD AND LINER.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 11805082 ↗
  • InjuryJul 10, 2020Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    CRACK DETECTED AT THE CALCAR 1 MONTH AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY ((B)(6) 2020). IN JUNE THE SURGEON NOTICED AN OSSIFICATION ON THE CRACK ( BONE GROWTH). THE STEM WAS MOBILIZED AND THE MOBILIZATION OCCURRED BEFORE THE CRACK. ON (B)(6) 2020 THE SURGEON PERFORMED A PUNCTURE. REVISION SURGERY OF ALL IMPLANTS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Inadequate Osseointegration

    MAUDE report 10256655 ↗

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