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Fig. 3

From: Functional outcomes before and after implant removal in patients with posttraumatic shoulder stiffness and healed proximal humerus fractures: does implant material (PEEK vs. titanium) have an impact? – a pilot study

Fig. 3

Intraoperative view of the connective tissue layer (*) that forms over the plates, here shown on the example of a titanium alloy plate. A shows the closed tissue layer (*), B and C a view after partial preparation of the plate. At C, the thickness of the soft tissue (*) becomes visible: It is an approx. 2–3 mm thick little vascularized, light-colored tissue layer. The white arrow marks the adhesions of the tissue with the implant

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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