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. 2022 Oct 29;3(1):10–20. doi: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2022.10.002

Table VI.

Revision rate of direct fixation techniques.

Author (technique) Year No. of patients Revisions (number) Revision rate Complications (number)
Suture-button construct fixation
 Shen G 2021 16 0 0.00% Redislocation (1)
 Wang YC 2020 30 0 0.00% No complications
 Scheibel M (SBC) 2011 28 0 0.00% No complications
 Cho CH (SBC) 2016 10 0 0.00% Pin tract infection and clavicle hole fracture (1), reduction loss by severe subsidence (1), shoulder stiffness (1)
 Cho CH (SBC) 2016 26 0 0.00% Pin tract infection and clavicle hole fracture (1), reduction loss by severe subsidence (1), shoulder stiffness (1)
 Zhao Y (SBC) 2019 16 0 0.00%
 Cano-Martínez JA 2016 33 1 3.03% Superficial infection (1), hardware symptoms (3), hypertrophic scar (5)
 Wang YC 2020 30 1 3.33% Redislocation (1)
 Breuer R 2019 51 2 3.90% No complications
 Metzlaff S 2016 24 1 4.17%
 Salzmann GM 2010 23 2 8.70% Infection (1), coracoid fracture (1), reduction loss (1)
 Rosslenbroich SB 2015 83 8 9.64% Infection (1), recurrent dislocation (8)
 Flinkkilä TE 2014 57 7 12.28% Failure of fixation (9)
 Rosslenbroich SB 2020 50 9 18.00% Infection (1),r
 Porschke F 2017 55 10 18.18% Infection (2), impaired wound healing (3), re-instability (4), hardware irritation (1)
 Jensen G 2014 26 3 12.00% CC ligament calcifications (4), recurrent vertical and horizontal instability (3)
Hook plate fixation
 Von Heideken J 2013 22 0 0.00% No complications
 Kumar N 2015 45 0 0.00% No complications
 Shen G 2021 19 0 0.00% Acromial erosion (1)
 Yoon JP 2015 24 0 0.00% Mild subacromial erosion (6), cevere subacromial erosion (3)
 Jensen G 2014 30 4 13.00% Post-traumatic stiffness (1); stiffness in combination with symptomatic ACJ osteoarthritis (2), fracture of the acromion(1)
Suture Fixation
 Panagopoulos A 2021 72 2 2.77% Mild loss of reduction (9), dislocation recurrence (2), superficial infection (1), lateral clavicle fracture (1), persistent ACJ tenderness (2)
Cerclage Fixation
 Greiner S 2009 50 2 4% Superficial infection (1), extensive CC calcification (1), complete secondary dislocation (2)
 Lädermann A 2010 37 1 2.77% No complications

SBC, suture button construct; CC, coracoclavicular; ACJ, Acromioclavicular Joint.

Not reported.