Table 2.

Criteria for evaluation

Criterion	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Union	Uneventful	Uneventful	Secondary procedure	Nonunion
Radial nerve palsy	Nil	Transient	No recovery	Disabling, need foraddl. procedure
Infection	Nil	Superficial	Deep	Osteomyelitis
Joint movement
Shoulder	Normal	>75%	50-75%	<50%
Elbow	Normal	>75%	50-75%	<50%
Occupation	Same	Same	Changed	Left