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Fig. 3 | Patient Safety in Surgery

Fig. 3

From: Modern anatomical locking plates are associated with increased postoperative wound complications and unplanned surgical revisions compared to standard tubular plates in the management of unstable ankle fractures: a comparative cohort study in 595 patients

Fig. 3

Flow-chart demonstrating the identification of the study population

Files were retrieved from the clinical information system and checked for matching to the inclusion criteria. For each individual of the locking plate group two patients of the third-tubular plate group were matched for age and sex

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Patient Safety in Surgery

ISSN: 1754-9493