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The prospective STBF group included all patients consecutively enrolled between 1 November 2018 and 19 August 2019. The historical TBW group included all patients consecutively enrolled from 1 January 2016 to 31 October 2018.\n\nRESULTS. The mean follow-up for the STBF (n = 24) group was 49 (44-54) months; for the TBW (n = 37) group, 74 (54-88) months. Seven of 23 patients in the STBF group and 19 of 36 in the TBW group had complications (p = 0.11). The STBF group had fewer adverse events than the TBW group, including fewer re-operations for symptomatic implants and fewer early secondary displacements (p = 0.06). No deep infections occurred in the STBF group. At the six-month follow-up, the STBF group had 23\/24 unions.\n\nCONCLUSION. STBF was not associated with higher complication rates than TBW fixation.\n\nFUNDING. Department internal funding exclusively.\n\nTRIAL REGISTRATION. 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