AccordRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 14 models of Accord by Smith & Nephew, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 376 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Apr 12, 2017 and Mar 23, 2026 — classified as 69 injuries, 307 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (111 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported Accord problems

Accord models

14 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• Accord 71360046

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  171 reports
• Accord 71360020

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  108 reports
• Accord 71340007

  CERCLAGE, FIXATION
  47 reports
• Accord 71340008

  CERCLAGE, FIXATION
  9 reports
• Accord 71360044

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  8 reports
• Accord 71360025

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  7 reports
• Accord 71360019

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  7 reports
• Accord 71340020

  CERCLAGE, FIXATION
  6 reports
• Accord 71340013

  CERCLAGE, FIXATION
  3 reports
• Accord 71360039

  PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER
  3 reports
• Accord 71360021

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  2 reports
• Accord 71360024

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  2 reports
• Accord 71340011

  CERCLAGE, FIXATION
  2 reports
• Accord 71360022

  Prosthesis, hip, femoral component, cemented, metal
  1 report

Recent Accord adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryMar 23, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER AN RSA HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, PATIENT EXPERIENCED INFECTION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS ADDRESSED BY PERFORMING A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2026, DURING WHICH, THE INFECTED DELTA XTEND SHOULDER IMPLANT FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER WAS EXPLANTED. DURING PROCEDURE, THEY NOTICED PURULENT DISCHARGE WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE HUMERAL CANAL. THE WOUND A HUMERAL CANAL WERE IRRIGATED, AND A CEMENT SPACER WITH VANCOMYCIN WAS IMPLANTED. THE ORIGINAL DELTA XTEND IMPLANT HAD BEEN PLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF A PREVIOUS ORIF (OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION) WITH PLATES AND SCREWS INCLUDING AN ACC 2.0MM SS CABLE W/CLAMP. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

  MAUDE report 24662084 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 30, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY ONE (1) ACCORD TENSIONER BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING AN EQUIVALENT S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24220149 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 28, 2026Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE TIP OF ONE (1) ACCORD TENSIONER WAS CHIPPED. NO PIECES FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT'S INCISION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, USING AN EQUIVALENT S+N BACK UP. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS STABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24206621 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 27, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A THR SURGERY, ONE (1) ACCORD TENSIONER BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING AN EQUIVALENT S+N BACK- UP. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24192248 ↗
• InjuryAug 4, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025, IN WHICH ONE (1) ACC 2.0MM COCR CABLE W/CLAMP WAS REMOVED. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Discomfort

  MAUDE report 22710727 ↗
• InjuryMay 15, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER THR SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, DISCOMFORT, AND A FRACTURE ALONG WITH ONE (1) ACC STD 265MM 11 CBL TRCH GRIP. ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON, BONE UNION WAS ATTEMPTED WITH THE ACCORD GRIP, BUT THE FRACTURE DID NOT INTEGRATE. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS RESOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025, IN WHICH THE LINER AND INSERT WERE EXCHANGED TO OR3O DUAL MOBILITY LINER 38/50 AND OR3O DUAL MOBILITY XLPE INSERT 28/38 RESPECTIVELY, AND THE CUP WAS EXCHANGED TO R3 MULTI HOLE ACETABULAR SHELL 50MM. THE HEAD AND STEM WERE EXCHANGED TO COMPETITOR COMPONENTS. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT REMAINS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Discomfort; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture; Pain

  MAUDE report 22025096 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 28, 2025Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN AUGMENTED HIP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE ACCORD SCISSOR CUTTER BROKE WHEN CUTTING THE CABLE. IT WAS REMOVED WITH A PAIR OF RAT-TOOTH FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21718159 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 5, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A THR PROCEDURE, THE HANDLE OF ONE (1) ACCORD LG 30 DEG CBL OFF PSR BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21312886 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2024Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, AN ACC 2.0MM COCR CABLE W/CLAMP TORE WHILE TENSIONING. ALL PIECES WERE REMOVED BY HAND. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20338562 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 15, 2024Separation Failure; Mechanical Jam; Separation Failure; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A REVISION INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, TWO (2) ACCORD TENSIONER WERE USED BUT THEN THE LOCKING HANDLE BECAME LOCKED AND NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK. MULTIPLE PEOPLE TRIED OF VARIOUS SIZE AND BUILD BUT NO-ONE COULD UNLOCK IT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, CHANGING THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19991310 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 9, 2024Mechanics Altered; Mechanics Altered

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE ACCORD DUAL ENDED HEX DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TIGHTEN THE ACC 2.0MM COCR CABLE W/CLAMP. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED, WITH A GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES DELAY, WITH BOTH SCREW DRIVER AND CABLE FROM COMPETITOR'S DEVICE. PATIENT IS IN GOOD HEALTH.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19950867 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2024Fracture; Device Slipped; Fracture; Device Slipped

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING STEM PREPARATION IN A THR SURGERY, A FEMORAL FRACTURE OCCURRED WHILE USING A NON-SMITH AND NEPHEW PETER BREHM STEM, FOLLOWED BY ONE (1) ACC 2.0MM COCR CABLE W/CLAMP SLIPPING OUT OF THE CLAMP DESPITE THE TORQUE LOCK AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE BONE FRACTURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY, USING A COMPETITOR¿S SYNTHES CABLE DEVICE. A SAMPLE DEVICE SLIPPED FROM THE BONE INTO THE SOFT TISSUE CAUSING POTENTIAL INJURIES TO MUSCLE AND TO OTHER NON VERIFIABLE AREA SINCE IT WAS OVERLAID. ALSO, ADDITIONAL X-RAYS WERE USED. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Bruise/Contusion; Erosion; Hip Fracture; Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19935338 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 5, 2024Unraveled Material; Unraveled Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING THE EXCHANGE OF A COMPETITOR'S THR PRIMARY SYSTEM TO A REDAPT SYSTEM, AT THE MOMENT TENSIONING TWO (2) ACCORD 2.0MM COBALT CHROME CABLES, THE FIBERS BEGAN TO UNRAVEL. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS FAILURE REQUIRED FURTHER INTERVENTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH THE SAME DEVICE. PATIENT'S HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19680227 ↗
• InjuryApr 18, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A LEFT THA RE-REVISION PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020 DUE TO INFECTION AND INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE NONUNION, THE PATIENT REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL REVISION ON (B)(6) 2021 DUE TO CHRONIC UNSPECIFIED INFECTION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE EXPLANTED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GIRDLESTONE PROCEDURE AS THE BONE LOSS WAS TOO SIGNIFICANT TO CONSIDER ANY ARTHROPLASTY IN THE FUTURE.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 19135151 ↗
• InjuryApr 18, 2024Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A LEFT THA WITH ORIF PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019 DUE TO A SUSTAINED VANCOUVER B2 PERIPROSTHETIC INTERTROCHANTERIC FEMORAL FRACTURE AFTER A FALL, AN X-RAY FILM TAKEN ON (B)(6) 2020 AT 2 MONTHS FOLLOW UP INDICATED THE CABLE-PLATE WAS "BROKEN" WITHOUT MIGRATION OF THE TROCHANTER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant

  MAUDE report 19134912 ↗

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