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Table 7 Reasons for implant removal

From: Does plate type influence the clinical outcomes and implant removal in midclavicular fractures fixed with 2.7-mm anteroinferior plates? A retrospective cohort study

Reason for implant removal

Number

Percentage

Recon

DCP

Skin/soft tissue irritation

12

7.7

5

7

Prominence

2

1.3

0

2

Othera

1

0.6

0

1

  1. aImplant failure after union that resulted in a new fracture.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X