Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with implant removal in ankle fractures (N = 80).
| Age (years) | 41 (16–78) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 48 (60%) |
| Female | 32 (40%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes | 4 (5%) |
| Hypertension | 12 (15%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 4 (5%) |
| Obesity | 16 (20%) |
| Habit | |
| Alcohol | 20 (25%) |
| Smoking | 15 (19%) |
| Fracture type | |
| AO43 A - B - C | 5 - 10–5 (25%) |
| AO44 A - B - C | 5 - 45–10 (60%) |
| Number of skin incision | |
| 1 | 51 (64%) |
| 2 | 29 (36%) |
| Operative time (min) | 63 (10–251) |
| Period from initial operation (months) | 16 (2–236) |
| Grades of the surgeon | |
| Non-specialist | 77 (96%) |
| Specialist | 3 (4%) |