Table 2.
Patients' backgrounds.
| Case | Sex | Age | Fracture type (AO/ASIF) | Injury type | Mode of energy | Nonunion time (mons) | Nonunion cause | With a stiff knee | AP system | Follow-up time (mons) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 39 | 33-A2 | Accident | High | 12 | Distal locking screw loosening | Yes | LCP (9 holes) | 24 |
| 2 | F | 45 | 33-C1 | Fall | Low | 16 | Bone resorption | Yes | LCP (7 holes) | 16 |
| 3 | M | 33 | 33-A2 | Accident | High | 10 | Excessive shortness of IN | Yes | LCP (9 holes) | 18 |
| 4 | M | 48 | 33-C1 | Accident | High | 23 | Bone resorption | No | LCP (9 holes) | 21 |
| 5 | F | 45 | 33-C2 | Fall | Low | 11 | Excessive thinness of IN | No | LCP (7 holes) | 34 |
| 6 | M | 19 | 33-A2 | Accident | High | 19 | Bone resorption | Yes | LCP (9 holes) | 32 |
| 7 | F | 31 | 33-C1 | Accident | Low | 21 | Distal locking screw breakage | Yes | LCP (9 holes) | 12 |
| 8 | M | 46 | 33-A2 | Fall | High | 32 | Bone defect | No | LCP (9 holes) | 36 |
| 9 | F | 51 | 33-C1 | Fall | High | 15 | Distal locking screw loosening | Yes | LCP (7 holes) | 23 |
| 10 | M | 53 | 33-C2 | Crash | High | 18 | Bone defect | No | LCP (9 holes) | 28 |
| 11 | M | 38 | 33-A2 | Accident | Low | 17 | Inefficacy of distal locking screw | Yes | LCP (7 holes) | 20 |
| 12 | M | 48 | 33-A2 | Accident | Low | 12 | Excessive thinness of IN | No | LISS (7 holes) | 23 |
| 13 | F | 61 | 33-A2 | Fall | High | 23 | Bone defect | Yes | LISS (5 holes) | 18 |
| 14 | M | 32 | 33-C1 | Accident | High | 11 | Bone defect | No | LISS (7 holes) | 14 |
| 15 | M | 44 | 33-C1 | Fall | High | 14 | Excessive thinness of IN | Yes | LISS (7 holes) | 16 |
| 16 | F | 52 | 33-C2 | Crash | High | 28 | Distal locking screw loosening | Yes | LISS (5 holes) | 34 |
| 17 | M | 48 | 33-A2 | Accident | Low | 17 | Excessive shortness of IN | Yes | LISS (7 holes) | 28 |
| 18 | F | 49 | 33-C2 | Accident | High | 14 | Excessive shortness of IN | No | LISS (5 holes) | 24 |
| 19 | M | 36 | 33-C1 | Accident | High | 19 | Bone resorption | Yes | LISS (5 holes) | 12 |
| 20 | F | 50 | 33-C2 | Accident | High | 29 | Distal locking screw loosening | No | LISS (7 holes) | 25 |
| 21 | M | 29 | 33-A2 | Fall | Low | 21 | Distal locking screw loosening | Yes | LISS (7 holes) | 31 |
| 22 | F | 39 | 33-C2 | Accident | High | 12 | Bone defect | Yes | LISS (5 holes) | 36 |
| 23 | M | 44 | 33-A2 | Accident | Low | 10 | Distal locking screw loosening | No | LISS (7 holes) | 21 |
| 24 | F | 48 | 33-C2 | Crash | Low | 13 | Distal locking screw loosening | Yes | LISS (7 holes) | 30 |
F/M, female/male.
AP, augmentive plating.
LCP/LISS, locking compression plate/liss invasive stabilization systerm.