Late Removal of Titanium Hardware from the Elbow Is Problematic

Table 1

A summary of patient data.

Patient	Sex	Age (years)	Time from implantation until removal (months)	Implant Material	Location	Reason for removal	Broken Screws?
1	Female	48	11	Ti	PU	Nonunion	No
2	Female	27	23	Ti	DH	Symptoms	Yes
3	Female	34	5	Ti	PU	Infection	No
4	Male	40	48	SS	DH	Contracture	No
5	Male	30	74	SS	PU	Infection	No
6	Female	25	38	Ti	Both	Nonunion	No
7	Male	44	2	Ti	Both	Infection	No
8	Female	43	5	SS	PU	Symptoms	No
9	Female	30	12	Ti	PU	Symptoms	No
10	Female	57	9	Ti	PU	Symptoms	No
11	Female	46	33	SS	Both	Nonunion	No
12	Male	24	8	SS	PU	Infection	No
13	Male	47	4	Ti	DH	Infection	No
14	Female	40	9	SS	Both*	Symptoms	Yes
15	Male	17	53	Ti	Both*	Nonunion	Yes
16	Male	56	25	Ti	DH	Symptoms	Yes
17	Female	35	64	Ti	DH	Infection	Yes
18	Female	48	12	Ti	PU	Symptoms	No
19	Male	27	8	SS	DH	Infection	No
20	Male	66	16	Ti	PU	Nonunion	Yes
21	Male	28	7	Ti	Both	Nonunion	No

Ti: Titanium Alloy; SS: Stainless Steel; PU: Proximal Ulna; DH: Distal Humerus; *: Location of bone screw failure unknown.