Characteristics of the study population
| Orthopaedic service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, n=1464 | Shoulder, n=294 | Hand, n=295 | Sports, n=298 | Foot and ankle, n=297 | Paediatrics, n=280 | |
| Age, year (mean±SD) | 40±21 | 48±16 | 51±16 | 44±16 | 45±15 | 8.9±5.2 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||
| Female | 660 (45) | 105 (36) | 152 (52) | 103 (35) | 174 (59) | 126 (45) |
| Male | 804 (55) | 189 (64) | 143 (49) | 195 (65) | 123 (41) | 154 (55) |
| Adverse events, n (%) | ||||||
| Combined | 152 (10) | 33 (11) | 21 (7.1) | 26 (8.7) | 44 (15) | 28 (10) |
| Infection | ||||||
| Superficial | 42 (2.9) | 3 (1.0) | 12 (4.1) | 4 (1.3) | 12 (4.0) | 11 (3.9) |
| Deep | 6 (0.40) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (0.70) | 1 (0.30) | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wound separation | 17 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (0.70) | 1 (0.30) | 13 (4.4) | 1 (0.40) |
| Haematoma | 16 (1.1) | 2 (0.70) | 2 (0.70) | 8 (2.7) | 4 (1.3) | 0.00 |
| Thromboembolic | 11 (0.80) | 7 (2.4) | 0 | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.30) | 0.00 |
| Rash | 10 (0.70) | 1 (0.30) | 0 | 1 (0.30) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (1.8) |
| Failure of implant/procedure | 13 (0.90) | 4 (1.4) | 2 (0.70) | 2 (0.70) | 1 (0.30) | 4 (1.4) |
| Disproportionate pain/stiffness | 23 (1.6) | 9 (3.1) | 2 (0.70) | 5 (1.7) | 3 (1.0) | 4 (1.4) |
| Medical complication | 14 (1.0) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.30) | 2 (0.70) | 6 (2.0) | 2 (0.70) |
| Other | 6 (0.40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.1) |