Table 1.

Patient data.

Case	Gender	Age (yr)	Initial diagnosis	Treatment	ROM (deg)			HSS (points)
					Preo	Immediately	Final	Preo	Final
1	M	44	Distal femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	2–28	0–120	0–125	66	89
2	M	55	Anterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture from tibia	Open reduction and internal fixation, cerclage wire	0–42	0–127	0–130	72	90
3	M	61	Patella fracture		7–26	2–131	2–123	65	85
4	M	46	Tibial plateau fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	0–50	0–124	0–127	80	93
5	M	62	Mid-shaft femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	0–18	0–130	0–132	62	95
6	M	37	Distal femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	9–34	4–121	3–124	71	88
7	M	52	Distal femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	0–20	0–132	0–130	84	94
8	M	41	Tibial plateau fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	0–10	0–124	0–120	63	90
9	M	53	Distal femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	0–12	0–127	0–123	64	93
10	M	24	Mid-shaft femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	3–29	0–125	0–129	77	98
11	M	45	Femoral shaft fracture associated with an ipsilateral patellar fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate and cerclage wire	5–30	0–130	0–129	68	87
12	M	46	Mid-shaft femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	4–49	0–126	0–125	82	96
13	F	44	Distal femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	6–38	1–121	0–124	61	94
14	F	19	Anterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture from tibia	Open reduction and internal fixation, cerclage wire	0–21	0–121	0–130	62	90
15	F	43	Distal femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	2–9	0–120	0–128	60	84
16	F	38	Mid-shaft femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	0–56	0–131	0–136	85	92
17	F	37	Distal femoral fracture	Open reduction and internal fixation, plate	15–33	2–127	2–124	77	95

Preo – preoperatively; Immediately – immediate postoperatively; Final – the final follow-up.