Clinical Study
Analysis of Contoured Anatomic Plate Fixation versus Intramedullary Rod Fixation for Acute Midshaft Clavicle Fractures
Table 3
Clinical results and complications of pin versus plate fixation.
| | Complications | Pin (no. of patients) | % | Plate (no. of patients) | % | value |
| | Infection | 4 | 11.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0335 | | Implant failure | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0245 | | Nonunion after 6 months | 3 | 8.8 | 4 | 6 | 0.8729 | | Failed implant removal | 3 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5472 | | Adhesive capsulitis | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8720 | | Symptomatic implant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.6949 | | DVT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.8483 | | Incisional symptoms | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16.4 | 0.0275 |
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DVT: deep venous thrombosis.
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