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Table 3 Comparison of postoperative complications between C-Nail and plate osteosynthesis

From: C-Nail versus plate osteosynthesis in displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures—a comparative retrospective study

 

Total, n = 101

C-Nail, n = 52

Plate, n = 49

Significance (p)

Total number of complications

38 (38%)

13 (25%)

25 (51%)

0.008

Further operations

22 (22%)

12 (23%)

10 (20%)

0.81

Wound edge necrosis

21 (21%)

3 (6%)

18 (37%)

< 0.001

Superficial wound infection

16 (16%)

5 (10%)

11 (22%)

0.10

Osteomyelitis

9 (9%)

4 (8%)

5 (10%)

0.74

Infection with one/multiple pathogens

5 (5%)/6 (6%)

2 (4%)/2 (4%)

3 (6%)/4 (8%)

0.28

Malposition of screws

7 (7%)

6 (12%)

1 (2%)

0.11

Local or free tissue transfer

7 (7%)

3 (6%)

4 (8%)

0.71

Early implant removal

11 (11%)

5 (10%)

6 (12%)

0.76

Non-union

7 (8%)

4 (9%)

3 (7%)

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