Table 4.

Reported complications in the literature.

Reference	Total*	Scapular complications							Pulmonary complications					ReOp
		W	Irr	IF	SFx	RFx	BPP	NU	Ptx	Pnm	Htx	Eff	Atc
Alshameeri et al. (20)	4 (44%)				1						2			3
Andrews et al. (21)	4 (40%)					1			1	1		1	1	1
Berne et al. (22)	19 (38%)		1		4	5	2		5			4	1	2
Boileau et al. (23)	4 (40%)		1			1		1	1			1		0
Bunch et al. (24)	1 (6%)						1							0
Cooney et al. (25)	10 (71%)		1				1	1		1		1		6
Copeland et al. (26)	9 (64%)		2		1			1			1	2		3
Diab et al. (27)	2 (18%)													2
Eren et al. (19)	16 (23%)		3		1	4	1	3	4			2	1	5
Jakab et al. (28)	0													0
Le Hanneur et al. (29)	7 (87.5%)			4	2			1						3
Letournel et al. (30)	9 (56.3%)		2			3			3			1	1	0
Rhee et al. (31)	1 (11%)											1		0
Twyman et al. (32)	7 (58%)		1	3		1	1	1	1					1
Van Tongel et al. (33)	8 (25%)	1		2		1		3	1					6
Wolfe et al. (64)	2						2							2
Total

*Number of complications reported and percentage of number of scapula.

Atc, atelectasis; BPP, brachial plexus palsy; Eff, pleural effusion; Htx, haemothorax; IF, implant failure; Irr, implant irritation; NU, non-union; Pnm, pneumonia; Ptx, pneumothorax; ReOp, reoperation; SFx, scapular fracture; W, wound dehiscence or superficial infection.