Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Revision surgeries
From: Complication rates after proximal femoral nailing: does level of training matter?
n | % of the revision group | % overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
Change to hemiarthroplasty | 15 | 26.8 | 2.7 |
Debridement and wound revision | 9 | 16.1 | 1.6 |
Removal/replacement of femoral neck screw | 8 | 14.3 | 1.4 |
Periosteosynthetic fracture | 5 | 8.9 | 0.9 |
Replacement/reattachment of the nail | 9 | 16.1 | 1.6 |
Change to total hip arthroplasty (THA) | 4 | 7.1 | 0.7 |
Partial metal removal | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Implant removal | 3 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
Dynamization | 3 | 5.4 | 0.5 |