Table 1 Basic data
From: If we should remove internal fixation devices for rib fractures?
Number | |
|---|---|
Number of cases | 143 |
Average age | 57 ± 4.25(y) |
Gender | |
Male | 75 |
Female | 68 |
Mean time between operations | 17 ± 9.00 (m) |
Average number of implants removed | 5.29 ± 2.42 |
Reasons for surgery | |
Asymptomatic patients | 70 |
Foreign-body sensation | 38 |
Pain | 21 |
Numbness | 10 |
Tightness | 1 |
Screw slippage | 1 |
Chest tightness | 1 |
Implants rejection | 1 |
Complications | |
Wound infection | 1 |
Pulmonary infection | 0 |
Pulmonary embolism | 1 |
Death | 0 |