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Forest plots of the endpoints (A) palpability of plates/screws (>12 weeks follow‐up), (B) symptomatic device removal (overall follow‐up), and (C) revision surgery (overall follow‐up) stratified by study design. 95%‐CI, 95% confidence interval; RCT, randomised controlled trials; Retrosp. CS, retrospective cohort studies; RR, risk ratio
