[Clinical results with the limited contact DCP plate of titanium--a prospective study of 504 cases].
From the beginning of 1988 to July 1991, ten Swiss and German clinics undertook to document all cases of internal fixation using the titanium LC-DCP as part of a prospective multicenter study. The follow-up period was 14.2 months on average. The clinical results of 504 fixations were convincing. The follow-up rate was 72%. Of these, 95% healed without complication. The most frequent complication was delayed healing which occurred in 2.5% of cases. The infection rate was low (1.1%). A separate comparison of DCP fixations on the tibial shaft in 1984-1988 demonstrated the obvious biological compatibility of the new plate and shows that excellent results can be obtained using plate fixation.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012086:Reoperation; D014025:Titanium
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Klinische Ergebnisse mit der Limited Contact DCP-Platte aus Titan--eine prospektive Studie mit 504 Fällen.