Sentence examples for hardware removal rate from inspiring English sources
In a case series of 27 patients, LeBrun et al. reported a hardware removal rate of approximately 52% at a mean of 6.5 years of follow-up [15].
Recent studies report high hardware removal rates after plate fixation of midshaft clavicular fractures.
The main reason is that fixation with K-wires is associated with a high rate of hardware removal compared with screws.
This study was designed to assess the outcomes of medial malleolar fixation using a headless compression screw in terms of union rate, the need for hardware removal, and pain over the hardware site.
Hardware removal is not routinely removed because of the known risk for refracture.
There were higher rates of infection, hardware failure and neuritis with external fixation and higher rates of tendon complications and early hardware removal with internal fixation.
Although union rates are generally high, most patients require hardware removal as the plate is prominent under the skin causing pain and cosmetic problems.
Although in our series only a very low rate of complications was found, a general recommendation for hardware removal is not justified.
Another 124 refused or postponed hardware removal.
