Table 3 Comparison of reported hardware removal rates for midshaft clavicular fractures treated with noncontoured or precontoured plates
Study | Year | Type of plate | Removal rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Kabak [22] | 2004 | Noncontoured | 39 |
Chen [7] | 2008 | Noncontoured | 74 |
Chandrasenan [20] | 2008 | Precontoured | 0 |
Noncontoured | 60 | ||
VanBeek [12] | 2011 | Precontoured | 11 |
Noncontoured | 21 | ||
Lai [23] | 2012 | Noncontoured | 37 |
Campochiaro [24] | 2012 | Precontoured | 15 |
Gilde [25] | 2014 | Noncontoured | 9 |
Ranalletta [11] | 2015 | Precontoured | 13 |
Rongguang [18] | 2016 | Noncontoured | 66 |
Precontoured | 45 | ||
Our study | 2018 | Precontoured | 31 |