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Failure reasons of retrieved plates from revision surgery.
| Failure information | Magnitude | |
|---|---|---|
| Healing status | Delayed union | 7 |
| Non-union | 37 | |
| Others | 5 | |
| Materials | Pure Ti | 38 |
| Ti6Al4V | 6 | |
| Stainless steel | 5 | |
| Fracture mode | Fatigue fracture | 46 |
| Quasi-cleavage fracture | 3 | |
