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Table 3 Surgical implant related subacromial shoulder impingement reported in hook plate studies

From: Clavicular hook plate may induce subacromial shoulder impingement and rotator cuff lesion - dynamic sonographic evaluation

Study

Study design

Case no.

Type of hook plate

Age

Sex ratio

Time of hardware retention

Impingement rate

Duration of follow-up

Meda et al.

Case series

31

Synthes AO plate (Stratec)

49 years (25–86)

M:F; 24:7

5.56 months

6/31 (19.4%)

40 months (18–68)

Kashii et al.

Case series

34

AC hook plate (Tokyo, Japan)

40 years (21–74)

M:F; 28:6

5.3 months

2/34 (5.9%)

12.4 months (12–15)

Renger et al.

Case series

44

Synthes AO plate (B.V., Zeist)

38.4 years (18–66)

M:F; 29:15

8.4 months

33/44 (75%)

27.4 months (13–48)

ElMaraghy et al.

Cadaveric studies

15

Synthes AO plate (Paoli, PA, USA)

NA

M:F; 7:8

NA

9/15 (60%)

NA