The family of Reba Golden, who died in 2007 at the age of 67 while undergoing a supposedly routine procedure to treat back pain, sued in 2013 accusing Synthes, surgeon Jens Chapman and the University of Washington of knowingly engaging in off-label use of Norian bone cement despite knowing it wasnt approved for use in back surgery.
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