Table 6 Complications and revisions.

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

Complications and revisions

Total

Superior

Anteroinferior

P value

Plate-related complications, n (%)

Yes

29 (36.7)

13 (46.4)

16 (31.4)

0.226

No

50 (63.3)

15 (53.6)

35 (68.6)

 Pain

9 (11.4)

2 (7.1)

7 (12.1)

 Paresthesia

6 (7.6)

4 (14.3)

2 (3.4)

 Infection

3 (3.8)

1 (3.6)

2 (3.4)

 Implant failure

3 (3.8)

2 (7.1)

1 (1.7)

 Soft-tissue compromise

2 (2.5)

1 (3.6)

1 (1.7)

 Refracture after implant removal

2 (2.5)

1 (3.6)

1 (1.7)

 Hematoma

2 (2.5)

2 (7.1)

0 (0)

 Exostosis

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

1 (1.7)

 Non-union

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

1 (1.7)

Revision surgery, n (%)

Yes

12 (15.2)

7 (25.0)

5 (9.8)

0.102

No

67 (84.8)

21 (75.0)

46 (90.2)

 Re-osteosynthesis and iliac crest autograft

3 (3.8)

1 (3.6)

2 (3.4)

 Re-osteosynthesis

3 (3.8)

2 (7.1)

1 (1.7)

 Superficial wound revision

2 (2.5)

1 (3.6)

1 (1.7)

 Hemostasis

2 (2.5)

2 (7.1)

0 (0)

 Deep wound revision

1 (1.3)

1 (3.6)

0 (0)

 Debridement of exostosis

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

1 (1.7)

  1. : Fisher exact test.