From: A novel bone graft technique combined with plating for aseptic recalcitrant long bone nonunion
Patient | Number of Plates | Union time (months) | Follow-up period (months) | VAS | Functional results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | Excellent |
2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 1 | Excellent |
3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 1 | Good, angular deformity 15° |
4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | Excellent |
5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | Excellent |
6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
7 | 1 | – | 23 | 3 | Did not heal |
8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 | Excellent |
10 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
11 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0 | Excellent |
12 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 1 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
13 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 0 | Excellent |
14 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
15 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 1 | Excellent |
16 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 1 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
17 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 1 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
18 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | Good, radial nerve palsy |
19 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 2 | poor, ulnar never palsy, >2.5 cm shorter, angular deformity >7° |
20 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 0 | Excellent |
21 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | Good, >2.5 cm shorter |
22 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 0 | Excellent |
23 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | Good, angular deformity >7° |
24 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 0 | Excellent |
25 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 0 | Excellent |
26 | 1 | 6 | 68 | 0 | Excellent |
27 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 0 | Excellent |
28 | 1 | 7 | 76 | 1 | Excellent |
29 | 2 | 7 | 69 | 0 | Poor, 3 cm shorter, mild pain at bone donor site |
30 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 0 | Excellent, 1 cm shorter, delayed union |
31 | 1 | – | 60 | 4 | Did not heal |
32 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 0 | Excellent, delayed union |
33 | 2 | 7 | 76 | 0 | Excellent |
34 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 1 | Excellent |