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. 2010 Nov 25;35(8):1215–1221. doi: 10.1007/s00264-010-1153-y

Table 3.

Postoperative complications and outcome

Patient characteristics
Patients with follow-up (n) 55
Mean follow-up time (range) 14 months (12-36)
Union rate (%) 94.5
Radiographic healing time (months) 3.2 (range 2.5–5)
Complications (12)
Seroma 0
Hematoma 0
Nerve palsy 1
Superficial infection 2
Deep infection 2
Deep venous thrombosis 0
Hardware failure 0
Hardware irritation 1
Nonunion 2
Fasciotomies 1
Loss of reduction 2
Loss of alignment 1
Implants removal 0
Revision open reduction internal fixation 0
Knee Society Score
Mean knee score (range) 91 (59–100)
Mean functional score (range) 89 (54–100)