The authors analysed 220 patients(225 cases) of complications including implant failure and refracture in fracture treatment which had been requested for medical consultation by the Korean Automobile, Fire & marine Insurance Co., Ltd. from
July
1984
to December 1992.
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN 1. The patients wre consisted of 178(81%) males and 42(19%) females.
2. The average age of patients was 36.9 years.
3. There were 140(60%) cases of femur, 63(29%) cases of tibia and 12(5%) cases of humerus.
4. The most common previous mode of treatment was plate and screw fixation(183 cases, 83%).
5. There were 171(78%) cases of metal failure, 14 cases of secondary fracture and 14 cases of refracture.
6. Among the causes of complications, improper postoperative care(156 cases, 71%) was he most common causes of complications.
7. It is recommended that in the operative treatment of fracture, orthopaedic surgeon should obey the AO principles and proper postoperative care and also consider the conservativ treatment as a good counter part of the operative
treatment.
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