[Statistical studies of the use of the Mittelmeier autocompression plate in orthopedic surgery (assessment of 4,141 osteosyntheses)].

Statistical Display of the Cases of our Hospital, which Underwent Osteosynthesis with Autocompression Plate Between 1968 and 1986. Based on the unselected evaluation of our surgical reports and computer monitoring an analysis of the total of 4141 ACP-osteosyntheses is given according to the various origin types of surgical procedures, age and sex distribution and chiefly complications of the operative revisions. The total of revised complications was 4.18%, among that the rate of infections was 1.37%, of pseudarthroses 0.92%, break out of plates 2.2 pro mille and of material fractures 1.9 pro mille. From these dates a high security of the osteosynthesis by autocompression plates is derived.