Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Post-surgery data
Fresh | Delayed union | Pseudarthrosis | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | 31 | 16 | 28 |
Follow-up, days (range) | 352 (173–1088) | 287 (182–853) | 326 (187–966) |
Cystic brightening | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Union (n, %) | 29 (94) | 15 (94) | 27 (96) |
Nonunion (n, %) | 2 (6) | 1 (6) | 1 (4) |
Time to union* (days) | 115 (24–481) | 201 (28–459) | 127 (28–966) |
Percent union after* (only patients with union were included) | |||
100 days | 38% | 13% | 37% |
200 days | 76% | 40% | 70% |
300 days | 90% | 67% | 77% |
500 days | 100% | 100% | 93% |
Re-operation | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Related to bone screw | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Pseudarthrosis at last follow-up | 1 | 0 | 1 |