Table 2 Number of cases, type of deformity before intramedullary nailing, fractures, and mean age of the patients at intramedullary nailing performed in our hospital

34 femurs:^a

14 tibias:

• Type 1: 2 cases (1 fracture)

• Anterior bowing deformity: 2 cases

• Type 3: 1 case

• Antero-medial bowing deformity: 12 cases (1 fracture)

• Type 4: 13 cases (1 fracture)

• Type 5: 2 cases

• Type 6: 16 cases (1 fracture)

Mean age at intramedullary nailing: 23.66 ± 6.06 years (range, 15–37 years)