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Table 3 Complications

From: Comparison of outcomes and analysis of risk factors for non-union in locked plating of closed periprosthetic and non-periprosthetic distal femoral fractures in a retrospective cohort study

Complication

Periprosthetic N = 10

Non-periprosthetic N = 9

Plate failure

5

4

Infection

1

2

Deep vein thrombosis

2

0

Symptomatic hardware prominence requiring removal

0

2

Peri-implant fracture

0

1

Pseudoaneurysm formation

2

0

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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