Table 5 Per- and postoperative problems encountered from implant removal operations
From: Implant removal of osteosynthesis: the Dutch practice. Results of a survey
[%]a | |
|---|---|
Peroperatively | |
Nerve damage | 2 |
Bleeding | 13 |
Titanium nail is more difficult to remove | 19 |
Implant breaks during removal | 20 |
Incorrect instruments present | 34 |
Unplanned fluoroscopy | 37 |
Titanium plate is more difficult to remove | 55 |
Cold welding | 57 |
Stripping screw head | 62 |
Implant difficult to find | 62 |
Enlargment of original incision | 63 |
Operation time longer than planned | 66 |
Implant bone overgrowth | 85 |
No problems observed | 4 |
Postoperatively | |
Nerve damage | 1 |
Persisting complaints | 2 |
Refracture | 3 |
Bleeding | 19 |
Unpleasant scar | 24 |
Wound infection | 37 |
Others | 1 |
No complications observed | 13 |