Table 1 Summary of the patient data
Patient No. | Sex | Age (year) | Reason for implant removal | Location of the screw | Type of plate | The reason for using the technique | Complication | Follow-up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 48 | Non-union | Femur shaft | 3.5 mm LCP | Head stripped | - | 19 |
2 | M | 62 | Soft-tissue irritation | Dital tibia | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 13 |
3 | M | 48 | Soft-tissue irritation | Clavicula | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 15 |
4 | F | 51 | Non-union | Distal Tibia | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 25 |
5 | F | 34 | Pain | Lateral malleol | 2.7/3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 12 |
6 | F | 37 | Soft-tissue irritation | Distal radius | 2.4 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 17 |
7 | M | 29 | Non-union | Ulna shaft | 3.5. mm LCP | Head stripped | - | 35 |
8 | M | 32 | Impairment of mobility | Radius head | 2.4 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 21 |
9 | F | 26 | Soft-tissue irritation | Lateral malleol | 2.7/3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 14 |
10 | F | 28 | Soft-tissue irritation | Distal femur | 4.5 mm anatomical plate | Cold fusion | - | 16 |
11 | M | 33 | Uncomfortable feeling due to implant | Distal tibia | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 17 |
12 | F | 45 | Pain | Distal tibia | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 23 |
13 | M | 16 | Young patient age | Radius shaft | 3.5 mm Reconstruction plate | Head stripped | - | 25 |
14 | F | 34 | Uncomfortable feeling due to implant | Lateral malleol | 2.7/3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 15 |
15 | M | 26 | Uncomfortable feeling due to implant | Distal Humerus | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 16 |
16 | F | 61 | Pain | Olecranon | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 19 |
17 | M | 33 | Soft-tissue irritation | Distal Clavicula | 2.7 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 25 |
18 | M | 32 | Soft-tissue irritation | Metacarpal shaft | 2.4 mm LCP | Head stripped | - | 16 |
19 | M | 26 | Uncomfortable feeling due to implant | Clavicula | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 17 |
20 | F | 44 | Impairment of mobility | Proximal humerus | 3.5 mm anatomical plate | Head stripped | - | 19 |
21 | F | 45 | Non-union | Humerus shaft | 3.5 mm LCP | Head stripped | - | 13 |
22 | F | 25 | Soft-tissue irritation | Ulna shaft | 3.5. mm LCP | Head stripped | - | 15 |