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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Postoperative data

From: Anterior minimally invasive bridge-plate technique for treatment of humeral shaft nonunion

Patient

Time to union (weeks)

Shoulder function (UCLA)/Ellman criteria

Elbow function extension/flexion (°)

Final complaint

1

6

35/excellent

0/135

None

2

6

33/good

10/122

None

3

8

25/satisfactory

40/110

Iliac crest pain

4

12

27/satisfactory

30/120

None

5

6

33/good

22/130

Iliac crest pain

6

6

27/satisfactory

38/114

Iliac crest pain

7

6

35/excellent

0/110

None

8

6

22/satisfactory

30/100

None

9

6

35/excellent

5/130

None

10

6

27/satisfactory

8/130

None

11

6

32/good

0/130

Iliac crest pain

12

6

26/satisfactory

16/135

Iliac crest pain

13

8

29/good

40/110

None

14

8

19/poor

18/128

Diffuse pain on arm

15

6

35/excellent

0/128

None