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Table 2 Additional information about the patients with implant failure after index procedure

From: “Revision of subtrochanteric femoral nonunions after intramedullary nailing with dynamic condylar screw”

Case number

Age

DCS Construction (holes)

Additional plate

Complication

Therapie

3

58

14

No

Infection

Surgical debridement leaving the plate in situ in addition to antibiotic therapy

4

67

16

No

Periimplant fracture four days after index procedure

Add. Plate

5

52

8

No

Persisting nonuinon without implant failure

Add. Plate + bone grafting

10

72

14

Yes

Implant failure; prox. Plate broken between hole 1/2

Re-ORIF with double plate construction + bone grafting

11

87

14

Yes

Implant failure; prox. Plate broken between hole 2/3

Re-ORIF+ bone grafting

14

69

16

Yes

Implant failure; prox. Plate broken between hole 3/4

Re-ORIF+ bone grafting

21

59

16

No

Implant failure; Plate broken between hole 7/8

Re-ORIF+ bone grafting

24

56

a

No

Implant failure; prox. Plate broken between hole 8/9

Re-ORIF with double plate construction + bone grafting

26

50

12

Yes

Implant failure; prox. Plate broken between hole 3/4

Re-ORIF with double plate construction + bone grafting

31

68

14

Yes

Implant failure; Screws broken distal 4 screws with implant loosenig

Re-ORIF+ bone grafting

40

75

16

No

Implant failure; Screw cut out

THR

53

91

12

No

Infection

Surgical debridement leaving the plate in situ in addition to antibiotic therapy

54

58

14

Yes

Implant failure; prox. Plate broken between hole 3/4

Re-ORIF with double plate construction

  1. aPlate type remained unknown do to lacking data