Table 3.
Complications, excluding recurrence, stratified by treatment category
| Complication | No void filling (n = 148a) | Void filling with autograft (n = 226) | Void filling with bioactive and osteoconductive materials other than autograft (n = 62) | Void filling with bone cement (n = 49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Infection | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Nonunion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Malunion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4. Persistent pain/symptoms | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Refracture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Reoperation for hematoma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total (%) | 1 (0.7 %) | 8 (3.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (2.0 %) |
n number of patients
aThe study by Werdin et al. was excluded from this analysis as no clinical complications were presented