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Health Sciences Authority
Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

Increased risk of revision surgery in patients implanted with the Birmingham HIP™ Modular Head (BHMH), monoblock version

Audiences

Healthcare professional

Product type

Medical devices

7 December 2015

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Smith & Nephew Pte Ltd would like to update healthcare professionals of the ongoing performance of the monoblock Birmingham Hip Modular Head (BHMH) in patients already implanted with the device. Based on its performance review, Smith & Nephew considers that patients implanted with the monoblock BHMH device may be at greater risk of revision surgery. Physicians are recommended to maintain their routine follow-up protocol for patients who have undergone total hip arthroplasty, and to determine the need for any additional follow-up after detailed clinical assessment of each patient. Please refer to the letter for details.


Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg (opens in new tab) and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.