Table 1 Demographic data of the included patients.
n | 22 |
Age | |
Median (IQR) [years] | 52 (45–60) |
Gender | |
Male | 20 (91%) |
Female | 2 (9%) |
BMI | |
Median (IQR) [kg/m2] | 27 (25–30) |
Smoker | |
No | 14 64%) |
Yes | 8 (36%) |
Diabetes | |
No | 15 (68%) |
Yes | 7 (32%) |
ASA score | |
1 | 3 (14%) |
2 | 9 (41%) |
3 | 10 (45%) |
Residual bone stock distal of the tibia non-union | |
Median (IQR) [cm] | 1,7 (1,2–2,2) |
Initial fracture type | |
Open | 14 (64%) |
Closed | 8 (36%) |
Type of non-union | |
Aseptic | 16 (73%) |
Infected | 6 (27%) |
