Table 5 Summary of complications
From: Management of high-energy tibial shaft fractures using the hexapod circular external fixator
Complications | Number | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Pin tract infection | 15 | 44% |
Joint stiffness | 1 | 3% |
Delayed union | 2 | 6% |
nonunion | 1 | 3% |
Total | 19 | |
Total patients affected | 12 | |
Complication rate | 35.3% |