Table 3.

Complications—early and late group

	Early	Late	Total
Number of patients	24	66	90
Number of patients with complications	5 (21%)	20 (30%)	25
Infection (total)	2 (8%)	9 (13%)	11
Infection requiring plate removal	2 (8%)	7 (11%)	9
Hydrocephalus—requiring ventricular shunt insertion	2 (8%)	5 (8%)	7
Pneumocephalus	1 (4%)	2 (3%)	3
Cosmetic issues	0	1 (2%)	1
Acute post-operative haematoma	0	2 (3%)	2
Inappropriate plate size	0	1 (2%)	1

This table shows postoperative complications recorded, divided into type of complication and the number of each complication in the early and late groups