Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Outcome and complications of open reduction internal fixation of clavicle fracture cohort
From: Are clinical outcomes affected by type of plate used for management of mid-shaft clavicle fractures?
Number (%) | |
|---|---|
Union of fracture | |
Yes | 99 (97.1%) |
No | 3 (2.9%) |
Cause of hardware failure | |
Plate deformation | 17 (16.7%) |
Screw pullout | 8 (7.8%) |
Plate breakage | 7 (6.9%) |
Re-operation | |
Yes | 18 (17.6%) |
No | 84 (82.4%) |
Reason for reoperation | |
Prominence | 10 (9.8%) |
Plate deformation | 3 (2.9%) |
Plate breakage | 2 (2.0%) |
Screw pullout | 1 (1.0%) |
Infection | 1 (1.0%) |
Infection | |
Superficial | 3 (2.9%) |
Deep | 1 (1.0%) |
None | 98 (96.1%) |
Post-op symptoms at 6 weeks | |
Present | 17 (16.7%) |
None | 85 (83.3%) |