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Regarding postoperative complications, a significantly higher number of animals in the open group did not develop any complications (12\/31 vs 3\/32). A significantly higher proportion of minor complications were reported in the closed group (27\/32 vs 12\/31). However, a higher number of major complications was reported in the open group (7\/31 vs 2\/32) although this was not statistically significant. Fracture malalignment was significantly more prevalent in patients undergoing closed stabilization (11\/32 vs 2\/31).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>According to the results, better healing, fracture alignment and a lower complication rate are found when fractures are stabilised with an open technique. 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