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Table 4 The relationship between implant failure rates for reconstruction plate and pre-contoured LCP in different AO/OTA classifications

From: Comparison of implant failure rates of different plates for midshaft clavicular fractures based on fracture classifications

 

Union

N = 159

Implant failure

N = 31

P value

AO/OTA 15-2A

  

0.613

 Non-recon (%)

27 (93)

2 (7)

 

 Recon (%)

74 (96)

3 (4)

 

AO/OTA 15-2B

  

1.000

 Non-recon (%)

8 (89)

1 (11)

 

 Recon (%)

44 (85)

8 (15)

 

AO/OTA 15-2C

 Non-recon (%)

28 (97)

1 (3)

< 0.001

 Recon (%)

14 (47)

16 (53)