Table I.

Bone evaluation results among the patients. (n=50).

	Bone evaluation	Guidelines parameters	Number/ Percentage
1	Excellent	Eradication of the infection, bone union, deformities <7° and LLD <2.5 cm	17(34%)
2	Good	Bone union + any two of the following items eradication of infection, <7° deformity LLD <2.5 cm	30(60%)
3	Fair	Bone union, persistence of infection, less than 7° deformities and more than 2.5 cm limb length discrepancies	1(2%)
4	Poor	Bone nonunion + infection + deformity >7° + LLD >2.5 cm	2(4%)

LLD: Limb length discrepancy