Table 1.
Patient demographics and clinical characteristics
| Gender | Age | Type of Fracture (AO) | Lokalisation of Fracture | Fixation | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | N | ♀ | ♂ | A | B | C | C1° | Femur | Tibia | Forearm | Upper arm | Nail | Plate | Ext. Fix. | |
| All patients | 45 | 9 | 36 | 47,37 ±11,54 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 36 | 3 |
| Union group | 15 | 3 | 12 | 47,2 ±12,00 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Non-union group | 15 | 3 | 12 | 47,53 ±11,48 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| BMP-7 group | 15 | 3 | 12 | 47,53 ±11,48 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
Abbreviations: BMP-7 Bone morphogenic protein 7; Ext. Fix. Osteosynthesis by external fixation; AO AO-Classification. Age is expressed as mean years ± SD