The evolution of operative techniques and hardware designs have led to a safer procedure and, therefore, to a wider range of indications.
Most complications in the operative fixation group were hardware related.
The hardware architecture, the operative modality and the actual realization of the L-FAT are presented.
Previous surgical reports should be scrutinized for detail regarding the type of hardware used, intra-operative difficulties encountered.
The temporal gaps in the information correspond to periods where the buoys were not operative due to different reasons, such as hardware maintenance, damage of some sensors, etc.
Lee et al. [34] compared the use of Knowles pins to plating and noted that the pin group had significantly smaller wound incisions, a shorter operative time, a shorter hospital stay, less symptomatic hardware and lower complication rates.
Among others, the model mismatch can be due to an imperfect knowledge of the true data model or to the need to fulfill some operative constraints on the estimation algorithm (processing time, simple hardware implementation, and so on).
The following permanent post-operative complications were reviewed: haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, seizure, wound infection, hardware complication, pulmonary embolism and pneumonia.
Specific eligible procedures in the composite endpoint included the following: 1) nail replacement, 2) operation for infection, 3) dynamization, 4) removal of locking screw(s) due to hardware breakage (autodynamization) or loosening of screws, 5) drainage of hematomas, and 6) fasciotomy for intra-operative or post-operative compartment syndrome.
Open image in new window Fig. 3 In the first stage a radical debridement of the joint removing the hardware plus infected femoral head and soft tissue b post-operative X-ray with the spacer in place.
