Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 4 Common surgical complications in ORIF and arthroplasty
Complication | ORIF | Arthroplasty | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Post-hemorrhagic anemia | 15.4% | 13.1% | 0.636 |
Pulmonary insufficiency | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.102 |
Infection | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.677 |
Cardiac complications | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.456 |
Respiratory complications | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.575 |
Device-related complications | 0.5% | 1.6% | 0.231 |
Hematoma | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.599 |
Post-operative shock | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.668 |
Digestive complications | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.668 |
Urinary complications | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.668 |
Deep vein thrombosis | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.761 |
Pulmonary embolism | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
Total complication rate | 21.4% | 18.0% | 0.535 |