Table 1 Characteristics of the patients
Variables | Number or Values (range) |
|---|---|
Patient number | 21 |
Age (range) | 31.8 years (19–55) |
Duration from injury to surgery (range) | 34.6 weeks (24–43) |
Male/Female | 6/15 |
Side of the hand (R/L) | 14/7 |
Dominant hand | 17 |
Nonunion location (Schernberg classification) | |
I | 2 |
II | 19 |
Healing of the nonunion | 19 |
Average healing time | 16.3 weeks (10–28) |
Follow-up duration | 31.3 months (24–120) |
Screw type (healed / total patients) | |
Herbert | 3/3 |
Headless Compression Screw (HCS) | 13/15 |
Acutrak Standard | 3/3 |
Screw removal in fracture-healed patients | 17 |