Table 3.
Complications of distal biceps cortical button fixation.
| Authors | Patients | PIN palsy | LABC palsy | SRN palsy | Infection | Heterotopic ossification | Cortical button problems | Wound problems | Rerupture | Re-op |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Bain et al. [10] | 10 | — | — | — | 1 abscess 6 m postop (drainage) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| (2) Greenberg et al. [11] | 11 | — | 3 (transient) | — | — | — | — | 1 (wound irritation, resolved spontaneously) | — | — |
| (3) Spencer Jr. et al. [20] | 15 | — | 2 (transient) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (4) Peeters et al. [21] | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 (asymptomatic)∗ | 3 (2 wrong placement cases, 1 disengagement case) | 1 | 1 | |
| (5) Dillon et al. [26] | 17 | — | 2 (transient) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (6) Gupta et al. [27] | 8 (1 bilateral case) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (7) Banerjee et al. [23] | 27 | 4 (transient) | 2 (not resolved) | 2 (persistent) | — | 3 (1 severe case, removed twice) | 1 disengagement case | 3 (wound healing disorder) | 1 | 3 |
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| Total | 105 | 4 (3.8%) | 9 (8.6%) | 2 (1.9%) | 1 (0.9%) | 3 (2.9%) | 4 (3.8%) | 4 (3.8%) | 2 (1.9%) | 5 (4.8%) |
PIN: posterior interosseous nerve; LABC: lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve; SRN: superficial radial nerve; Re-op: reoperation studies in Group B are highlighted with bold letters; ∗not included as complication.