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Table 2 Postoperative outcomes

From: Double plating with autogenous bone grafting as a salvage procedure for recalcitrant humeral shaft nonunion

Patient

Follow-up period, months

outcome

Duration of bone healing, months

Angulation

VAS

(pre-pos)

Constant and Murley

(pre-pos)

Mayo elbow performance index

(pre-pos)

Complications

1

19

Union

5

<10°

5

0

74

96

65

100

None

2

45

Union

6

<10°

8

1

36

88

50

100

None

3

19

Union

6

<10°

4

0

69

84

75

100

None

4

16

Union

5

<10°

6

1

46

90

55

90

None

5

27

Union

7

<10°

7

2

32

91

45

85

Ulnar nerve palsy

6

14

Union

8

<10°

6

0

56

92

60

95

None

7

19

Union

10

>10°

5

1

36

78

55

85

Iliac crest discomfort

8

21

Union

7

<10°

6

2

34

68

45

80

None

9

31

Union

4

>10°

7

1

38

90

50

95

Superficial wound infection

10

32

Union

6

<10°

5

0

44

86

60

100

None

11

36

Union

4

<10°

4

0

72

94

70

95

None

12

15

Union

8

<10°

6

2

36

74

55

85

None

13

14

Union

5

<10°

7

3

55

78

50

85

Radial nerve palsy

14

24

Union

6

<10°

3

0

66

92

80

100

None

15

13

Union

9

<10°

5

0

63

90

60

95

None