Table 2.
Complications | OA | APC | EP | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Total complications | 11 (65%) | 7 (44%) | 7 (44%) | 0.38 |
Patients with complications requiring reoperation | 8 (47%) | 4 (25%) | 4 (25%) | 0.29 |
Prosthesis revision | 5 (29%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0.03 |
Infection | 2 (12%) | 2 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 0.45 |
Superficial | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Deep | 1 (6%) | 2 (13%) | ||
Fracture | 9 (53%) | 1 (6%) | NA | 0.0002 |
Humeral head fracture | 6 (35%) | NA | ||
Graft body fracture | 4 (24%) | 1 (6%) | ||
Instability | 3 (18%) | 3 (19%) | 5 (31%) | 0.63 |
Subluxation | 3 (18%) | 3 (19%) | 2 (13%) | |
Dislocation | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (19%) | 0.03 |
Nonunion | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | NA | 0.74 |
Bleeding/hematoma | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) | 0.10 |
Patients with multiple complications | 5 (29%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.008 |
OA = osteoarticular allograft; APC = allograft-prosthesis composite; EP = endoprosthesis; NA = not applicable.