Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ESIN (N = 45) | Plate (N = 28) | P value | |
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Complication | |||
Loss of reduction | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nonunion | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Refracture | 0 | 2 (7.1%) | 0.08 |
Implant prominence | 20 (44.4%) | 9 (32.1%) | 0.30 |
SSI | 2 (4.4%) | 2 (7.1%) | 0.60 |
SCAR scale | |||
3rd month | 3.5 ± 1.5 (2, 4) | 7.7 ± 2.3 (6, 9) | < 0.001* |
Before hardware removal | 3.2 ± 1.8 (2, 4) | 8.2 ± 2.3 (7, 10) | < 0.001* |
3rd month after removal | 2.9 ± 1.6 (2, 4) | 8.3 ± 2.2 (7, 10) | < 0.001* |
Cosmetic counsel# | 10 (22.2%) | 20 (71.4%) | < 0.001* |
ASES score | |||
3rd month | 90.4 ± 2.7 (88, 92) | 90.8 ± 2.5 (89, 92) | 0.47 |
6th month | 92.8 ± 2.2 (91, 94) | 93.1 ± 2.4 (91, 95) | 0.56 |
Last follow-up | 94.5 ± 2.8 (92, 96) | 95.1 ± 2.7 (93, 96) | 0.36 |