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. 2019 Dec 31;11(Suppl 4):S578–S584. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.12.016

Table 1.

Infected non union types (Jain et al.7 and non union classification as per Paley et al.8.

Infected non union grading Number of patients (%)
A1-Quiescent infection with defect <4 cm 6 (27.3)
A2- Quiescent infection with defect >4 cm 4 (18.1)
B1- Actively discharging sinus with defect <4 cm 7 (31.8)
B2- Actively discharging sinus with defect >4 cm 5 (22.7)
Classification of non union of tibia (Paley et al.8)
Type A- Nonunions with bone loss of <1 cm
A1-Lax/mobile non-union 0
A2- Stiff/non-mobile A2-1 With no deformity 0
A2-2 With fixed deformity 0
Type B - Nonunions with bone loss of >1 cm
B1- Bony defect, no shortening 4 (18.2)
B2- Shortening, no bony defect 5 (22.7)
B3- Bony defect and shortening 13 (59.1)