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. 2011 Mar 22;469(12):3364–3370. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-1867-1

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Patient Sex Age (years) Mechanism of injury Side of injury Associated injuries OTA grade Time to surgery (days) Bone graft placement Cerclage of fragment Time to pin removal (weeks) Tobacco use
1 Female 18 Athletics Right None 15-B1 6 No 5
2 Male 21 Athletics Right None 15-B2 18 DBM + 9
3 Male 22 Motorcycle Right None 15-B2 3 No + 10 +
4 Male 24 All-terrain vehicle Right Left distal radius and scaphoid fracture 15-B1 11 No 7
5 Male 27 Automobile Left None 15-B1 55 No + 18
6 Male 27 All-terrain vehicle Left None 15-B2 17 DBM + 11 +
7 Male 28 Fall Left None 15-B2 3 DBM 9 +
8 Male 29 Automobile Left Right elbow dislocation 15-B2 38 No 12
9 Male 30 Athletics Left None 15-B2 7 DBM, PDGF + 17
10 Male 32 Fall Left None 15-B2 9 DBM + 18
11 Male 32 Bicycle Right None 15-B2 3 DBM + 8
12 Female 32 Bicycle Left None 15-B1 3 DBM + 11
13 Male 32 Motorcycle Right None 15-B2 11 DBM 10
14 Female 33 Automobile Left None 15-B2 16 BMP + 18
15 Male 41 Fall Right None 15-B2 4 No 8 +
16 Male 44 Skiing Right None 15-B2 24 No 8
17 Male 47 Skiing Left None 15-B2 7 No + 11
18 Female 47 Automobile Right None 15-B2 19 DBM + 11

OTA = Orthopaedic Trauma Association; DBM = demineralized bone matrix; BMP = bone morphogenetic protein; PDGF = platelet-derived growth factor.