Table II.
Complete results of 15 patients with infected tibial non-union
| Patient | Bone defect [cm] | Skin graft | Bone union time [months] | Wound healing time [weeks] | LLD [cm] | Limping | Hospitalization time [months] | Follow-up [months] | Final score | Subjective satisfaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | No | 3 | 4 | No | No | 2 | 16 | E | VS |
| 2 | 4 | No | 6 | 5 | No | No | 2 | 15 | E | S |
| 3 | 3 | No | 8 | 3 | No | No | 3 | 42 | G | S |
| 4 | 3 | No | No | 3 | 1 | Yes | 6 | 14 | P | S |
| 5 | 2 | No | 7 | 6 | No | No | 3 | 18 | G | VS |
| 6 | 3 | Yes | 10 | 7 | No | No | 8 | 27 | F | VS |
| 7 | 5 | No | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | No | 2 | 14 | E | VS |
| 8 | 6 | No | 8 | 10 | No | No | 4 | 36 | E | S |
| 9 | 4 | No | 4 | 4 | No | No | 5 | 20 | F | S |
| 10 | 8 | No | 4 | 6 | No | No | 4 | 19 | E | S |
| 11 | 2 | No | 3 | 6 | No | No | 2 | 31 | E | VS |
| 12 | 4 | No | 9 | 4 | No | No | 6 | 15 | E | S |
| 13 | 3 | No | 4 | 5 | No | No | 2 | 16 | G | S |
| 14 | 5 | No | 6 | 5 | No | No | 3 | 33 | F | VS |
| 15 | 2 | No | 5 | 3 | No | No | 2 | 23 | G | VS |
DS – dissatisfied, E – excellent, F – fair, G – good, P – poor, S – satisfied, VS – very satisfied