Table 3.
Type of reoperations | Change of the device to nonjointed plus bone graft | Only bone graft | Ilizarov circular frame | Intramedullary nail | Change 1 or 2 pins |
Diagnosis (no of fractures) | Nonunion (8 cases) delayed union (3 cases) | Delayed union (7 cases) | Osteomyelitis (3 cases) malunion (4 cases) nonunion (4 cases) | Nonunion (6 cases) | 7 cases |
In 7 delayed unions we used only bone graft. In 11 cases we changed the device to an Ilizarov circular frame, in 6 nonunion cases to intramedullary nail and in 7 cases we changed only 1 or 2 pins