Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
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An implant fails if it is unable to live up to the expectations of its manufacturer or the healthcare professional installing it. Depending on the patient's age, the type of implant and the location of fractures, some implants have a higher failure rate than others. Additional risk factors include infection, trauma, non‐compliance to post operative instructions, smoking, tobacco use and pathological fractures. The aim of this study is to ascertain the orthopaedic implant failure pattern and potential risk factors in a north Indian tertiary hospital. To determine the potential reason of implant failure, 50 patients who were hospitalized from emergency rooms and outpatient departments were followed up for a period of 12 months in an observational study. After data collection, analysis took place. The mean age was 44.9 years and 70% of the participants were men. The majority of procedures (60%) involved the lower limbs and the most prevalent type of failure is the broken implant (48%), followed by infective loosening (30%) and non‐union (40%), is the biggest single risk factor. Our research has led us to the conclusion that comorbid conditions like as diabetes, smoking and tobacco use are significant contributors to non‐union and infection. These conditions also increase the likelihood of non‐union even following revision procedures involving bone grafting, which can result in implant failure. Adequate fixation and bone grafting minimize implant failure along with compliance to post operative instructions.
How to cite this article:
Gagandeep Singh, Harjit Kanwar Singh Chawla, Harmanpreet Singh Sandhu, Kuldeep Sandhu, Girish Sahni, Jagdeep Singh Rehncy and Dharminder Singh. Study of Causes of Implant Failure in Orthopaedics.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.10.108.117
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