Is Elective Implant Removal after Fracture Healing Beneficial?

Our study has shown that the most common reasons for elective implant removal after uneventful healing of long bone fractures were pain, prominence, and cold ...

Implant removal after uneventful healing of extremity fractures is a safe procedure that conferred a predictable relief of symptoms and satisfactory ...

(PDF) Is Elective Implant Removal after Fracture Healing Beneficial?

Post-operative complication rate was 23.8%, although no major complications occurred. CONCLUSION: Implant removal after uneventful healing of ...

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Is Elective Implant Removal after Fracture Healing Beneficial? – A Prospective Cohort Study.

Patient satisfaction after elective implant removal of the lower extremity

The topic of elective implant removal (IR) in healed fractures of the lower extremity remains controversial, particularly when unspecific ...

Elective removal vs. retaining of hardware after osteosynthesis in ...

After bone healing, there are two options: one is to remove the hardware, the other is to leave it in place. The removal of the hardware in ...

[PDF] Indications for implant removal after fracture healing

... implant removal after fracture healing, since these are not well defined and ... Is Elective Implant Removal after Fracture Healing Beneficial? – A ...

Indications for Implant Removal after Fracture Healing - CORE

survey under 250 Dutch surgeons, 89% agreed that implant removal is a good ... underwent elective removal of symptomatic implants. Pain relief and a high ...

Benefits of hardware removal after plating - ScienceDirect.com

Even with the implant in place, contact activities can be resumed. However, a new adequate trauma can create a new fracture independently if there is an implant ...

A novel implant removal technique by endoscopy

Routine implant removal after fracture healing remains controversial. However, it has been suggested that implant removal should be ...

Elective implant removal in the upper extremity: only symptomatic ...

... is elective implant removal after fracture healing beneficial? A prospective cohort study. Malays Orthop J 3:55–60. Google Scholar. Williams ...

Burden of routine orthopedic implant removal a single center ...

Is Elective Implant Removal after Fracture Healing Beneficial? - A Prospective Cohort Study. Malays Orthop J. 2022;16:55-60. [PubMed] [DOI] ...

(PDF) Elective implant removal in the upper extremity - ResearchGate

References (22) · Is Elective Implant Removal after Fracture Healing Beneficial? · Does implant removal of superior clavicle plate osteosynthesis ...

Functional outcome of implant removal following fracture fixation ...

The absence of a clinically relevant improvement in combination with the large risk of an SSI, in addition to other risks of surgery, should be ...

Indications for and Risks Associated With Implant Removal...

Each clinical scenario is unique, and implant removal must be assessed in the context of growth remaining, fracture healing, and the risks of implant removal.

Complications following implant removal in patients with proximal ...

Fractures of the proximal femur commonly occur but the majority of orthopaedic surgeons do not consider general hardware removal as a routine necessity.

Pediatric fractures following implant removal: A systematic review

Implants can also be removed to prevent long-term stress shielding of the bone and the consequences that arise from bone remodeling, mainly peri-implant ...

High Rates of Postoperative Wound Infection Following Elective ...

Metal implants placed during fracture surgery are often removed for various reasons (i.e. pain, prominent material, patients request). The removal of ...

Elective implant removal in the upper extremity - OUCI

Abstract Purpose Elective implant removal (IR) in the upper extremity remains controversial. Implants in the olecranon and clavicle are commonly removed for ...

Healing of screw holes after implant removal used for fracture ...

Abstract: Purpose: A significant portion of orthopedic elective procedures involve implant removal. The clinical outcomes of removing metal implants following ...