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Surgical details
| Variable | No. |
|---|---|
| Primary/staged | 2/18 |
| Pre-surgical stay | 7 days (range, 0-14 days) |
| Surgical time | 118 min (range, 70-370 min) |
| Incision size | |
| Proximal | 6 cm (range, 4-10 cm) |
| Distal | (3-4)*0.8 cm |
| LISS-PT size | |
| 9-hole | 4 (20%) |
| 11-hole | 6 (30%) |
| 13-hole | 3 (15%) |
| LCP-PLT size | |
| 9-hole | 2 (10%) |
| 11-hole | 4 (20%) |
| 13-hole | 1 (5%) |
| Lag screws | |
| Yes | 9 (45%) |
| No | 11 (55%) |
| Primary bone grafting | 4 (20%) |
| Bone grafting in the treatment of nonunion | 1 (5%) |
