Table 2.

Arthrodesis Outcomes for All Included Papers.

Authors	Arthrodesis technique	No. of joints	Mean fusion time, wk	Fusion time (other)	Nonunion, %	Complications, %
Ayres et al 9	Compression screw	51	Not reported	98% at 6 wk	2.0	11.8
Büchler and Aiken 10	Plate	25	Not reported	92% at 12 wk	8.0	4.0
Burton et al 11	K-wire	35	9.2	Not reported	0.0	2.9
Granowitz and Vainio 12	K-wire	122	Not reported	94% at 6 wk	6.6	22.1
Khuri 13	Tension band wire	10	7.3	20% at 6 wk	0.0	20.0
Leibovic and Strickland 4	K-wire	99	10	Not reported	21.2	7.1
	Compression screw	35	9	Not reported	0.0	2.9
	Tension band wire	66	11	Not reported	4.5	7.6
	Plate	4	12	Not reported	0.0	0.0
	Other	7	12	Not reported	0.0	14.3
Leonard and Capen 14	Compression	22	7.1	40% at 6 wk	13.6	Not reported
McGlynn et al 15	K-wire	28	8.1	50% at 6 wk	0.0	Not reported
Novoa-Parra et al 16	Screw	6	8	Not reported	0.0	0.0
Sabbagh et al 17	Harrison-Nicolle peg	20	Not reported	Not reported	5.0	10.0
Seitz et al 18	Compression	7	5.1	100% at 6 wk	0.0	0.0
Tan et al 19	K-wire	3	12.9	Not reported	33.3	0.0
Wright and McMurtry 20	Plate	37	Not reported	100% at 6 wk	0.0	Not reported
Lewis et al 21	Tenon	6	Not reported	100% at 8 wk	0.0	0.0
Potenza 22	K-wire	25	6.8	88% at 6 wk	0.0	Not reported

Note. K-wire = Kirschner wire.