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. 2010 Jun 26;11:133. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-133

Table 4.

The analysis of fracture-related postoperative complications and their treatment.

Fracture related postoperative complication Number of patients Frequency (%) Treatment Number of patients
Cut out 57 1.85 THR 17
Nail change 5
Nail removal 8
Lag screw removal 1
No intervention 26
Infection 46 1.5 Nail removal 13
Lavage 6
THR 3
No intervention 24
Femoral shaft fracture 19 0.6 Long Gamma Nail 19
Avascular head necrosis 17 0.5 THR 10
Nail removal 1
No intervention 6
Delayed healing/non-union 41 1.5 Nail dynamisation 32
Bone grafting 10
Exchange nailing 3
THR 2
Set screw removal 1
Distal locking screw problems 9 0.3 Screw removal 2
No intervention 7