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Table 2 Postoperative outcomes

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