Dear Healthcare Professional Letters
Risk of revision surgery due to decline in performance of BIRMINGHAM HIP™ Modular Head (BHMH)
Audiences
Healthcare professional
Product type
Medical devices
22 April 2015
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Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ltd (‘Smith & Nephew’) would like to provide an update concerning the ongoing performance of the BIRMINGHAM HIP™ Modular Head (BHMH) in patients implanted with the device. Patients implanted with the BHMH may be at a greater risk for revision surgery due to a decline in the performance of the BHMH. Healthcare professionals 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 patient follow-ups following detailed clinical assessments. 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 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.