REFLECTION, MICROSTABLERecalls & reported problems across all models
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 16 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 47
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 44
- Recalls
- 0
We found 16 models of REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE by Smith & Nephew, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 47 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between May 26, 2017 and Mar 8, 2026 — classified as 44 injuries, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (10 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
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE problems
Device problems
- Naturally Worn10
- Insufficient Device Problem Information9
- Degraded7
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem6
- Material Erosion3
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available2
- Connection Problem2
- Fracture2
Patient problems
- Injury17
- Failure of Implant10
- Insufficient Information4
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient4
- Pain4
- Joint Laxity3
- Metal Related Pathology3
- No Information3
REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE models
16 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742850PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED16 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742854PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED8 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742858PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED4 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71740850PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742244PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742650PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742846PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742862PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71743250PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED2 reports
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71332462PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71740250PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71740254PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71740646PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71740854PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71742246PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
- REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE 71743254PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED1 report
Recent REFLECTION, MICROSTABLE adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 8, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2005, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED HIP INSTABILITY. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017, IN WHICH ONE (1) REF LNR 28X50-52 20 DEG SZ E WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A CONSTRAINED LINER. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 24542198 ↗InjuryNov 13, 2025Degraded; Degraded
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, FOLLOWING A TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR) ON (B)(6) 2008, THE PATIENT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LEFT HIP PAIN AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023, DUE TO A BROKEN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH SEVERE METALLOSIS. INTRAOPERATIVELY, THE RF INTERFIT ACET NH SZ 50 WAS FOUND TO BE WORN, CAUSING THE OXINIUM FEMORAL HEAD TO ARTICULATE DIRECTLY WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE ACETABULAR CUP. EXTENSIVE REMOVAL OF METALLOSIS WAS PERFORMED ON THE HIP, AND BOTH THE FEMORAL HEAD AND ACETABULAR SYSTEM WERE REPLACED WITH A MULTI-HOLE REVISION SYSTEM. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL AND LEFT THE OPERATING ROOM FOR RECOVERY.
Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology; Pain
MAUDE report 23547169 ↗InjuryApr 30, 2025Material Erosion; Naturally Worn; Material Erosion; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER THR SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED THE EXPLANTATION OF THE REF LNR 32X 50-52 20DG SZ E. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025, IN WHICH IT WAS NOTED THAT THE POLYETHYLENE COMPONENT WAS WORN TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS RESULTED IN A HOLE IN THE UPPER POLAR REGION. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21933858 ↗InjuryNov 11, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A THR THAT TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED HIP PAIN. A REVISION SURGERY TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND THE REF LNR 28X 50-52 0 DG SZ E WAS EXPLANTED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. PATIENT CURRENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 20649547 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2024Material Erosion; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Erosion; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED WEARING OF THE INSERT. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024 TO EXCHANGE THE INSERT AND BALL HEAD. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 18816352 ↗InjuryJan 2, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2003, PATIENT PRESENTED AN UNKNOWN ADVERSE EVENT. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6)2023, IN WHICH LINER AND HEAD WERE EXCHANGED. HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18426891 ↗InjuryDec 20, 2023Degraded; Degraded
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A CLEAR ZONE IN FEMUR DUE TO THE REF LNR 26X 50-52 20 DG SZ E WEAR. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023, IN WHICH THE LINER AND THE HEAD WERE REMOVED AND S+N DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED. IT IS UNKNOWN THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Radiolucent Lines
MAUDE report 18367815 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2023Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, MORE THAN 15 YEARS LATER THE REF LNR 28X50-52 20 DEG SZ E WORE OUT. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 18166941 ↗InjurySep 5, 2023Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR SURGERY WAS PERFORMED, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED LINER WEAR. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023, IN WHICH A REF LNR 28X50-52 20 DEG SZ E WAS EXCHANGED. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 17685038 ↗InjuryMay 16, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, A REF LNR 22X46-48 20 DEG SZ D HAD TO BE REVISED ON (B)(6) 2023, BECAUSE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED OSTEOLYSIS, THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED IN 1999. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Osteolysis
MAUDE report 16942991 ↗InjuryApr 19, 2023Degraded; Degraded
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A SURGERY WAS PERFORMED, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INSTABILITY, SCANS INDICATED LINER WEAR. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023, IN WHICH A REF LNR 28ID 20 DEG SZ F AND A COCR 12/14 FEM HEAD 28 +0 WERE EXCHANGED. THE LINER THAT WAS EXPLANTED DISPLAYED ECCENTRIC WEAR DUE TO ITS AGE AND MATERIAL. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 16773443 ↗InjuryFeb 1, 2023Degraded; Degraded
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS OF A THR SURGERY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REF LNR 28ID 20 DEG SZ F WAS WORN. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023, IN ORDER TO SWAP THE IMPLANT. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 16277881 ↗InjuryDec 20, 2022Material Erosion; Material Erosion
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THA CONSTRUCT HAD BEEN IMPLANTED ON THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT HIP ON (B)(6) 2000 , THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAINFUL HARDWARE WITH HIP INSTABILITY. A COMPLEX REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, THE ACETABULAR COMPONENTS AND THE FEMORAL HEAD WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH AN R3-THA CONSTRUCT. INTRAOPERATIVELY, SIGNIFICANT POLYETHYLENE WEAR WITH LYSIS WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADMITTED FOR INPATIENT REHABILITATION ON (B)(6) 2010.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Implant Pain; Joint Laxity; Osteolysis
MAUDE report 16018574 ↗InjuryJun 11, 2022Degraded; Degraded
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THR PROCEDURE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON 2006, PATIENT EXPERIENCED WEAR FROM THE LINER. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS ADDRESSED BY REVISION SURGERY TO EXCHANGE THE REF LNR 28X50-52 20 DEG SZ E. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 14671956 ↗InjuryJan 3, 2022Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A THA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2001, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED HIP PAIN. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2021, IN WHICH THE REF LNR 28X50-52 20 DEG SZ E WAS FOUND WORN. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Implant Pain; Pain
MAUDE report 13142242 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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