What is the optimal implant removal timing following hook plate fixation in distal clavicle fractures: a retrospective analysis from subacromial osteolysis cases.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord · 2026 · PMC12977522 · PMID 41652371

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The median time to implant removal was longer in the severe SAO group (6.7 months) than in the mild group (6.0 months), although this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.263).

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