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. 2010 Feb 24;4(2):159–167. doi: 10.1007/s11832-010-0245-y

Table 2.

Demographic and fracture data of patients with non-unions of the ulna

Patient Age/sex Primary or refracture Soft tissue damage Fracture localization Reduction Non-union type Complications Indication for surgery
1 9/m Primary Closed Mid-diaphysis Ulna open; radius open Hyperthrophic Technical error, wound infection Increasing axial deviation
2 9/m Primary Closed Distal diaphysis Ulna open; radius closed Hypothrophic None Increasing axial deviation
3 12/m Refracture Closed Mid-diaphysis Ulna open; radius closed Hyperthrophic Wound infection, early removal of Ulna nail Increasing axial deviation
4 12/m Refracture Closed Mid-diaphysis Ulna open; radius closed Hyperthrophic None No surgery
5 12/m Refracture Closed Mid-diaphysis Ulna closed; radius closed Hyperthrophic None No surgery
6 13/m Refracture Closed Mid-diaphysis Ulna open; radius closed Hyperthrophic None No surgery
7 15/w Primary I° open ulna Mid-diaphysis Ulna open; radius closed Hypothrophic Different sizes of nails Broken nail