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Table 1 Studies on implant removal and the portion of implant removal from the foot-ankle and lower leg region

From: Wound Infections Following Implant removal below the knee: the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis; the WIFI-trial, a multi-centre randomized controlled trial

Study (year)

N of cases

N of IR FAL (%)

Raahave (1967) [4]

269

109 (41)

Richards (1992) [5]

88

25 (28)

Sanderson (1992) [6]

188

92 (49)

Minkowitz (2007) [7]

60

42 (70)

Vos (2012) [2]

284

89 (31)

Backes (2015) [8]

512

404 (79)

  1. N; Number, IR; implant removal, FAL; foot- ankle or lower leg.
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