Table I.

Characteristics of the patients

Patient	Age (yrs)	Gender	Fracture duration (yrs)	Site	Previous treatment	Comments
1	23	Male	6	Right femur	Splinting and massage by bone setter	Heavy smoker
2	37	Male	1	Right humerus	Splinting and massage by bone setter	Heavy smoker
3	33	Male	4	Right tibia	Splinting and massage by bone setter	History of open fracture
4	18	Male	3	Right femur	Splinting and massage by bone setter	-
5	26	Male	1.5	Right femur	1. Open reduction and internal fixation with plate and screws; 2. Second surgery for augmentation using hydroxyapatite–calcium sulphate synthetic bone graft	-