Table 3.
Functional results in our patients
Functional results | Grade | Criteria | Number of patients |
Excellent | Active, no limp, minimum stiffness [Loss < 15 deg knee extension/, 15 degrees dorsiflexion of ankle], No reflex sympathetic dystrophy [RSD], insignificant pain | 1 | |
Good | Active with one or two of the following:limp, stiffness, RSD, significant pain | 4 | |
Fair | Active with three or all of the Following; limp, stiffness, RSD, significant pain | 6 | |
Poor | Inactive [Unemployment or inability to return to daily activities due to injury] | *7 (10) | |
Failures | Amputation | 0 |
*The number would be 10 if all patients who lost or changed their occupation were to be considered as poor. 1 patient could not be contacted for a final functional analysis.