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Common criticisms exist regarding wide soft-tissue dissection, tendon complication including tenosynovitis or tendon rupture, and prominence of hardware with internal fixation plate.
Lag screw holes should be countersunk in superficial areas to prevent any prominence of hardware.
The advantages of these plate locations are less prominence of hardware and reduced risk of neurovascular damage because the screws are directed away from vulnerable structures.
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Recently, with the advent of pre-contoured locking plates, the incidence of hardware prominence has decreased.
Hardware prominence often necessitates hardware removal after healing when the plate is positioned on the superior aspect of the clavicle.
Patient 8 underwent complete removal of hardware due to prominence and irritation over the acromion.
3 patients underwent removal of hardware due to irritation from hardware components that were too prominent.
Two patients required hardware removal because of prominence of the plate.
A weight reduction of 20 kg after a successful two-stage procedure resulted in prominence of both the scar tissue and the hardware.
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The development of the Internet-based ecosystem accompanied by the low cost of hardware and telecommunications, the availability of open-source software, and the mass global access to mobile phones has led to a flowering of entrepreneurial activity and the emergence to prominence and significant market value of numerous firms based on new business models.
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