Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Radiologic evaluation system [22]
From: Effect of alpha-tocopherol on bone formation during distraction osteogenesis: a rabbit model
Bone formation | Score |
|---|---|
Lack of bone formation | 0 |
Bone formation filling 25% of the defect | 1 |
Bone formation filling 50% of the defect | 2 |
Bone formation filling 75% of the defect | 3 |
Bone formation filling 100% of the defect | 4 |
Union distal | |
No union | 0 |
Onset of union | 1 |
Complete radiologic union | 2 |
Union proximal | |
No union | 0 |
Onset of union | 1 |
Complete radiologic union | 2 |
Remodeling | |
None | 0 |
Formation of intramedullary channel | 1 |
Formation of cortex | 2 |
Total score (maximum) | 10 |