Complications associated with the novel implant device.
| Complications, n (%) | All | Short Fusion | Long Fusion | P |
| Subsidence | ||||
| Patients | 5 (4.6) | 4 (5.9) | 1 (2.5) | 0.649a |
| All implants | 5 (1.8) | 4 (2.4) | 1 (0.9) | 0.649a |
| Migration | ||||
| Patients | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | >0.99a |
| All implants | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | >0.99a |
| Nonunion | ||||
| Patients | 6 (5.6) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (10.0) | 0.191a |
| All implants | 6 (2.2) | 2 (1.2) | 4 (3.5) | 0.191a |
| Surgical revision | ||||
| Patients | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | >0.99a |
| All implants | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | >0.99a |
↵a Fisher’s exact test was performed for comparison; all other comparisons of proportions were performed with the χ2 test.