Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 4 Major and cosmetic complications
Complication | Plate (N = 19) | RTEN (N = 19) | P valueΨ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Rate (%) | No | Rate (%) | ||
Major | |||||
Nonunion | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Implant failure | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Wound infection | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Thoracic outlet syndrome | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Refracture after implant removal | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Total major complications | 3 | 15.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.23 |
Cosmetic | |||||
Asymmetry | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Hypertrophic callus | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.00 |
Hypertrophic scar | 4 | 21.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.11 |
Prominent implant under skin | 3 | 15.8 | 3 | 15.8 | 0.23 |
Total cosmetic | 7 | 36.8 | 4 | 21.1 | 0.48 |