Table 4 Implant removal on wrist and ankle
From: Metal implant removal: benefits and drawbacks – a patient survey
Wrist | Ankle | |
|---|---|---|
Indication | ||
Pain | 23 % | 35 % |
Impairment of function | 29 % | 36 % |
Foreign body sensation | 17 % | 36 % |
Allergy | 0 % | 1 % |
Fear of cancer | 0 % | 0 % |
Problems with metal detectors | 2 % | 0 % |
Refracture | 0 % | 0 % |
Malposition of the metal | 13 % | 7 % |
Nonunion of the fracture (pseudarthrosis), insufficient stabilization of the fracture (failure of osteosynthesis) | 0 % | 14 % |
Professional recommendation | 67 % | 64 % |
Personal preference | 33 % | 46 % |
Complication | ||
Re-fracture | 0 % | 0 % |
Nerve damage | 4 % | 4 % |
Infection | 0 % | 4 % |
Impaired wound healing | 0 % | 11 % |
Too much scare tissue (keloid development) | 0 % | 0 % |
Bleeding | 0 % | 0 % |
Thrombosis | 0 % | 0 % |
Incomplete removal | 0 % | 4 % |
Decision to opt for surgery again | 98 % | 93 % |
Wrist | Ankle | |
Pain | ||
Better | 42 % | 53 % |
Same | 52 % | 39 % |
Worse | 6 % | 8 % |
Function | ||
Better | 63 % | 55 % |
Same | 35 % | 45 % |
Worse | 2 % | 0 % |