From: Metal implant removal: benefits and drawbacks – a patient survey
Type of material | Portion | ||||||||||||||
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Wrist | Ankle | Femur | Pelvis | Spine | Calcaneus | Middle and proximal Tibia | Clavicle | Talus | Upper arm | Foot | Middle Hand | Patella | Ulna without wrist | Radius without wrist | |
Wires | 47 % | 3 % | 2 % | 20 % | 19 % | 33 % | 32 % | 42 % | 79 % | 100 % | |||||
Plates | 49 % | 18 % | 40 % | 60 % | 38 % | 31 % | 43 % | 26 % | 21 % | 17 % | |||||
Screws | 36 % | 36 % | 60 % | 20 % | 21 % | 66 % | 18 % | 32 % | |||||||
Screws and Wires | 4 % | 100 % | 83 % | ||||||||||||
Plate and Screws | 53 % | ||||||||||||||
Intrame-dular nails | 4 % | ||||||||||||||
Nail | 43 % | 41 % | 7 % | ||||||||||||
Internal fixator | 100 % | ||||||||||||||
Prevot nails | 50 % |