Reduced incidence and economic cost of hardware removal after ankle fracture surgery: a 20-year nationwide registry study

Figures & data

Incidence of ORIF, total hardware removals and hardware removals under 3 months in Finland between 1997 and 2016.

Table 1. Frequencies and ratios of under 3 months hardware removals by year

	Hardware removals
Year	0–3 months	Total	Ratio (%)
1997	239	350	68
1998	343	941	37
1999	372	1,032	36
2000	269	971	28
2001	528	1,247	42
2002	511	1,195	43
2003	403	1,019	40
2004	364	820	44
2005	550	1,151	48
2006	475	1,028	46
2007	538	1,029	52
2008	512	1,034	50
2009	534	1,005	53
2010	446	924	48
2011	472	954	50
2012	456	941	49
2013	378	945	40
2014	267	807	33
2015	195	661	30
2016	152	593	26