Table 4 Implant removal rates by gender and plate position.

From: No difference in mid-term outcome after superior vs. anteroinferior plate position for displaced midshaft clavicle fractures

Plate position

Male

Female

P value

Removed

Not removed

Removed

Not removed

Superior, n (%)

10 (55.6)

8 (44.4)

7 (70.0)

3 (30.0)

0.69†

Anteroinferior, n (%)

30 (66.7)

15 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

 > 0.99†

Total, n (%)

40 (63.5)

23 (36.5)

11 (68.8)

5 (31.2)

0.78†

  1. †: Fisher exact test.
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