Table 3.
Evaluation of the bone and functional results ASAMI classification
| Outcomes | Treatment | Numbers/Percentage | P‐value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| excellent | good | fair | poor | failure | |||
| Bone results | BF group | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.053 | |
| 14.30% | 76.20% | 9.50% | 0.00% | ||||
| TF group | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 43.80% | 37.50% | 12.50% | 6.30% | ||||
| Functional results | BF group | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.010 |
| 14.30% | 66.70% | 19.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |||
| TF group | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56.30% | 37.50% | 6.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |||
Criteria
Bone results
Excellent: Union, no infection, deformity <7°, limb length discrepancy (LLD) <2.5 cm.
Good: Union plus any two of the following: absence of infection, deformity <7°, LLD <2.5 cm.
Fair: Union plus any one of the following: absence of infection, deformity <7°, LLD <2.5 cm.
Poor: Nonunion/refracture/union plus infection plus deformity >7° plus LLD >2.5 cm.
Functional results
Excellent: Active, no limp, minimum stiffness (loss of <15°knee extension/<15°ankle dorsiflexion) no reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), insignificant pain.
Good: Active, with one or two of the following: limb, stiffness, RSD, significant pain.
Fair: Active, with three or all of the following: limb, stiffness, RSD, significant pain.
Poor: Inactive (unemployment or inability to return to daily activities because of injury).
Failure: Amputation.