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. 2024 Jun 6;67(3):E236–E242. doi: 10.1503/cjs.009323

Table 4.

Number of cortices with bridging callus formation identified on 3-week postoperative radiographs

Fracture type No. (%) of patients
4 cortices
n = 408
3 cortices
n = 31
2 cortices
n = 8
1 cortex
n = 1
0 cortices
n = 0
IIa 122 (96.8) 4 (3.2) 0 0 0
IIb 47 (94.0) 2 (4.0) 1 (2.0) 0 0
III 191 (86.8) 22 (10.0) 6 (2.7) 0 1 (0.4)
IV 41 (93.2) 2 (4.5) 1 (2.3) 0 0
Flexion 7 (87.5) 1 (12.5) 0 0 0