c) Total infection rates varied substantially between studies, with no infections occurring in the small cohort treated with the Compress implant and seemingly showing a favorable trend of implant infections (Grade 4) for the screw over the press-fit implant (screw: 2–11%, press-fit: 0–29%); although these numbers, again, are greatly affected by transtibial implants in which there is less expertise.
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