Table 2.
Patient data
| Group | Case | Presenting problem | Management (ex-fix days) | Conversion (delay days) | Conversion | Outcome | Paley score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plating delayed | 1 | Atrophic non-union humerus | TSF reconstruction (159) | TSF delay to ORIF (12) | Refracture, second debridement | Pin track sepsis | 8 |
| 3 | Valgus deformity correction femur | TSF deformity correction (70) | TSF delay to ORIF (35) | Pin tracks infected debrided | Good | 6 | |
| 4 | Varus deformity correction femur | TSF deformity correction (70) | TSF delay to ORIF (35) | Good | 6 | ||
| 9 | Septic non-union | Ilizarov, cement spacer, bone graft (238) | Ilizarov to ORIF (28) | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 6 | |
| Plating acute | 5 | Lengthening femur defect 7 cm | Ilizarov—LRS lengthening (242) | LRS acute ORIF | Repeat debridement, bone graft and ORIF | Non-union | 9 |
| 6 | Segmental fracture tibia mal/non-union | Ilizarov reconstruction (221) | Ilizarov to ORIF | Pin tracks excised | Good | 7 | |
| 7 | Bow leg deformity L | TSF and deformity correction (29) | TSF to ORIF | Pin tracks excised | Good | 5 | |
| 8 | Bow leg deformity R | TSF and deformity correction (29) | TSF to ORIF | Good | 5 | ||
| 11 | Atrophic non-union femur | LRS, corticotomy, bone transport (266) | LRS to ORIF | Pin tracks excised | Good | 6 | |
| 12 | Non-union distal tibia | Ilizarov deformity correction (218) | Ilizarov to ORIF | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 7 | |
| 15 | Lengthening femur defect 5 cm | LRS, corticotomy (97) | LRS to ORIF | Distraction device | Good | 6 | |
| 16 | Lengthening femur defect 5 cm | LRS, corticotomy (91) | LRS to ORIF | Pin tracks excised | Good | 6 | |
| 18 | Bow leg deformity L | TSF and osteotomy deformity correction (33) | TSF to ORIF | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 4 | |
| 19 | Bow leg deformity R | TSF and osteotomy deformity correction (33) | TSF to ORIF | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 4 | |
| 23 | Segmental fracture tibia mal/non-union | TSF reconstruction | TSF to ORIF | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 6 | |
| 24 | Oligotrophic non-union tibia | TSF reconstruction | TSF to ORIF | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 6 | |
| Nail delayed | 14 | Comminuted tibia fracture, distal 1/3 | Ilizarov, corticotomy, lengthening (281) | Ilizarov to nail (4) | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 6 |
| Nail acute | 2 | GA III B tib fib, non-union, shortened 5 cm | TSF reconstruction and plastics (370) | TSF acute nail | Delayed amputation (142) | Amputation | 9 |
| 10 | Septic non-union femur | LRS, corticotomy, bone transport (266) | LRS to nail | Bone transport 12 cm | Good | 6 | |
| 13 | Septic non-union distal tibia | Trulok, corticotomy, bone transport (126) | Trulok to nail | Pin tracks excised | Good | 5 | |
| 17 | Segmental tibial fracture | TSF reconstruction and plastics (90) | TSF acute nail | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 5 | |
| 20 | GA III B tibial fibula | TSF reconstruction and plastics (218) | TSF acute nail | Delayed amputation (93) | Amputation | 7 | |
| 21 | Open fracture radius | TSF reconstruction (61) | TSF acute nail | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 5 | |
| 22 | Open fracture ulna | TSF reconstruction (61) | TSF acute nail | Pin tracks curetted | Good | 5 |