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Table 3 Complications after surgical intervention for bicondylar tibial plateau fractures

From: Comparison of outcome of unilateral locking plate and dual plating in the treatment of bicondylar tibial plateau fractures

 

Group I (ULP)

Group II (CDP)

Group III (HDP)

pvalue

N = 15

N = 19

N = 11

Infection

    

Deep

1

1

1

0.792

Cellulitis

2

2

1

0.328

Stiffness (<90° flexion)

2

3

2

0.651

Posttraumatic arthritis

3

3

1

0.267

Malunion

    

Angulation (>5°)

1

0

0

0.515

Joint depression (>2 mm)

2

3

1

0.449

Non-union

2

4

1

0.373

Hardware impingement

1

5

1

0.021*

Re-fracture

1

1

0

0.603

Implant failure

0

1

0

0.584

  1. All examined by the chi-square test. ULP unilateral locking plate, CDP classic dual plate, HDP hybrid dual plate. *p < 0.05, statistically significant difference between the compared groups.