Table 1 Details of the patients
From: Infected forearm nonunion treated by bone transport after debridement
Case | Age | Nonunion site | Bone defect | Wrist flexion/extension (°) | Forearm pronation/supination (°) | Length gained | External fixation index | Wound healing time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(years)/sex | (cm) | Pre-op | Follow-up | Pre-op | Follow-up | (cm) | (days/cm) | (days) | ||
1 | 18/M | Ulna, middle | 2.1 | 35–0–40 | 50–0–40 | 55–0–60 | 65–0–80 | 2.5 | 42.1 | 43 |
2 | 35/F | Radius, proximal | 3.4 | 20–0–25 | 55–0–40 | 40–0–35 | 60–0–65 | 3.5 | 46.5 | 47 |
3 | 25/M | Ulna, distal | 1.8 | 25–0–40 | 65–0–50 | 45–0–50 | 60–0–75 | 2.0 | 39.6 | 39 |
4 | 56/F | Radius, proximal | 2.9 | 30–0–25 | 50–0–45 | 35–0–40 | 65–0–80 | 3.0 | 51.6 | 54 |
5 | 15/M | Ulna, distal | 3.5 | 60–0–55 | 60–0–55 | 55–0–40 | 80–0–85 | 3.5 | 37.9 | 31 |
6 | 37/M | Ulna, distal | 4.6 | 50–0–50 | 50–0–50 | 60–0–45 | 75–0–70 | 4.8 | 47.5 | 57 |
7 | 43/F | Both, distal | 2.4 | 10–0–15 | 45–0–30 | 25–0–30 | 50–0–45 | 2.5 | 50.5 | 42 |
8 | 51/F | Radius, distal | 4.2 | 25–0–30 | 55–0–40 | 40–0–55 | 60–0–75 | 4.5 | 53.2 | 53 |
9 | 40/M | Ulna, proximal | 4.0 | 30–0–30 | 50–0–60 | 55–0–40 | 85–0–80 | 4.0 | 38.0 | 36 |
10 | 24/F | Radius, middle | 3.7 | 20–0–25 | 60–0–55 | 30–0–45 | 65–0–60 | 4.0 | 45.6 | 48 |
11 | 27/M | Ulna, distal | 2.9 | 30–0–45 | 40–0–60 | 45–0–60 | 75–0–80 | 3.0 | 43.5 | 35 |
12 | 32/M | Ulna, proximal | 3.6 | 35–0–35 | 50–0–50 | 30–0–45 | 60–0–75 | 3.8 | 47.3 | 52 |
13 | 38/M | Radius, proximal | 2.3 | 50–0–60 | 50–0–60 | 45–0–50 | 75–0–70 | 2.5 | 39.5 | 37 |
14 | 45/F | Ulna, distal | 3.4 | 60–0–60 | 60–0–60 | 75–0–60 | 75–0–80 | 3.5 | 41.5 | 41 |
15 | 31/F | Ulna, distal | 4.1 | 30–0–25 | 50–0–40 | 20–0–35 | 85–0–75 | 4.0 | 47.5 | 53 |
16 | 26/M | Radius, distal | 3.8 | 25–0–30 | 35–0–50 | 40–0–25 | 60–0–50 | 4.0 | 51.2 | 36 |
17 | 17/F | Ulna, proximal | 2.6 | 40–0–45 | 60–0–60 | 50–0–40 | 75–0–80 | 3.0 | 43.5 | 38 |
18 | 36/M | Ulna, distal | 3.2 | 30–0–45 | 40–0–50 | 40–0–45 | 65–0–60 | 3.5 | 53.5 | 46 |
19 | 29/F | Both, distal | 2.7 | 20–0–15 | 40–0–60 | 40–0–35 | 65–0–70 | 3.0 | 45.7 | 43 |
20 | 21/M | Ulna, distal | 4.5 | 30–0–45 | 60–0–60 | 55–0–30 | 70–0–80 | 4.5 | 39.5 | 35 |
21 | 38/M | Ulna, proximal | 3.8 | 40–0–45 | 40–0–45 | 30–0–40 | 65–0–70 | 4.0 | 43.0 | 42 |