Table 1 Search strategy for PubMed

osteosynthesis[tiab] OR osteosyntheses[tiab] OR osteosynthetic[tiab] OR orthopedic[tiab] OR orthopaedic[tiab] OR osteotomy[tiab] OR osteotomies[tiab] OR "Fractures, Bone"[Mesh] OR fracture[tiab] OR fractures[tiab]

AND ("Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary"[Mesh] OR "Fracture Fixation, Internal"[Mesh] OR "Fracture Fixation"[Mesh] OR "Surgical Fixation Devices"[Mesh] OR "Orthopedic Fixation Devices"[Mesh] OR "Internal Fixators"[Mesh] OR "Bone Nails"[Mesh] OR "Bone Plates"[Mesh] OR "Bone Screws"[Mesh] OR "Bone Wires"[Mesh] OR material[tiab] OR materials[tiab] OR implant[tiab] OR implants[tiab] OR implantation[tiab] OR implantations[tiab] OR internal fixator*[tiab] OR intramedullary nail*[tiab] OR intramedullary fixation[tiab] OR internal fixation[tiab] OR hardware[tiab] OR plate[tiab] OR plates[tiab] OR nail[tiab] OR nails[tiab] OR screw[tiab] OR screws[tiab] OR wire[tiab] OR wires[tiab] OR pin[tiab] OR pins[tiab])

AND ("Device Removal"[Mesh] OR remov*[tiab])

NOT ("Comment" [Publication Type] OR "Letter" [Publication Type] OR "Editorial" [Publication Type])

NOT (animals[mh] NOT humans[mh])