Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Refracture, reoperation, and complication rates
Short nail | Long nail | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Reoperation | 22 (5.02 %) | 32 (3.82 %) | 0.3103 |
Reoperation due to aseptic failure | 21 (4.79 %) | 28 (3.34 %) | 0.1996 |
Reoperation due to mechanical failure | 16 (3.65 %) | 21 (2.51 %) | 0.2463 |
Refracture | 7 (1.60 %) | 8 (0.95 %) | 0.3112 |
Other complications | 20 (4.57 %) | 44 (5.25 %) | 0.5949 |
Hardware complications | 14 (3.20 %) | 32 (3.82 %) | 0.5713 |
Nonunion | 1 (0.23 %) | 5 (0.60 %) | 0.3611 |
Mortality | 22 (5.02 %) | 42 (5.01 %) | 0.9932 |