Table 1.

patient characteristics, findings during initial and final follow up

Nr	Side	Age	Sex (M/F)	Operation Date	Time to Surgery (days)	Operating time (min)	Complications	Reason plate removal	Time to removal (mo)	Initial Followup (mo)	Final Followup (Years)	Constant	DASH	x-Ray
1	R	64	M	2001	7	33		Routine	14	5	8,5	100	0
2	R	18	M	2001	4	70		Impingement	10	11	8,3	100	0	SAO
3	R	52	F	2001	1	50		Routine	11	12	8,3	90	5
4	R	40	M	2002	6	28		Routine	8	9	8,1	100	1,6	ACJ arthrosis
5	R	30	M	2002	10	52			Not removed	10	LOST
6	L	48	M	2002	3	51		Impingement	4	4	7,7	100	0	SAO
7	R	32	F	2002	3	55		Impingement	3	7	7,5	99	0
8	L	19	F	2002	1	41		Routine	8	8	7,3	100	0	SAO
9	L	52	F	2003	0	50		Routine	7	8	7,2	100	0
10	L	52	M	2003	7	55		Routine	7	5	6,7	79	14,2	EAO
11	R	44	M	2003	0	40	ACJ arthrosis	Pain	4	4	6,7	100	25	Lateral clavicle resection
12	L	34	M	2003	2	55		Routine	4	4	6,5	100	0
13	L	52	M	2004	5	51		Impingement	6	7	6,1	100	0
14	R	28	M	2004	1	40		Impingement	11	13	6	100	0	SAO
15	R	44	M	2004	5	30		Routine	5	6	LOST
16	R	28	M	2005	14	50		Routine	8	10	5	100	7,5
17	R	15	M	2005	3	43		Routine	7	7	5	100	0
18	R	17	M	2005	4	54		Routine	4	12	4,9	100	1,6	ACJ arthrosis
19	L	36	M	2005	10	52	Wound infection	Routine	3	5	LOST			SAO
20	L	25	M	2005	6	28		Routine	6	7	LOST			SAO
21	L	49	M	2006	6	23		Impingement	5	7	3,4	100	1,6	ACJ arthrosis
22	L	64	M	2006	11	51		Impingement	2	10	3,3	68	8,3	Poliomyelitis, EAO
23	L	29	M	2007	6	38		Routine	3	4	2,9	100	1,6
24	R	61	F	2007	0	31	Non union	Routine	5	6	2,6	100	0	Non union
25	L	36	F	2008	12	39		Impingement	2	3	LOST
26	L	18	M	2008	1	29		Impingement	3	4	1,8	100	0	SAO
27	L	44	F	2008	2	42		Routine	3	5	1,4	100	13,3
28	R	25	M	2008	0	35		Routine	4	10	1,3	100	0
Mean		38			5	43			6	7	5	97,2	3,5

ACJ = acromioclavicular joint; EAO = extra articular ossification; SAO = Subacromial osteolysis; M = Male; F = Female; R = Right; L = Left