The treatment of scaphoid nonunion using the Ilizarov fixator without bone graft, a study of 18 cases

Table 3 The results of treatment for scaphoid non-union using the Ilizarov technique.

Case	Follow up time (months)	Return to work (days)	Wrist flexion (deg)	Wrist extension (deg)	Grip strength lbs(kg) injured side/contralateral side	Bone union/days	Pre-op Mayo score	Post-op Mayo score	Outcome Grade
1	82	110	80	70	80/90	90	15	100	Excellent
2	71	120	80	70	120/120	80	35	100	Excellent
3	64	100	80	70	110/115	90	0	90	Excellent
4	54	150	60	50	100/120	95	15	80	Good
5	53	90	80	70	80/80	70	50	100	Excellent
6	47	120	80	70	130/120	80	55	100	Excellent
7	41	95	70	60	110/120	75	15	85	Good
8	40	124	60	50	100/110	94	15	80	Good
9	37	100	50	40	80/120	100	0	60	Fair
10	37	105	70	60	120/120	70	45	90	Excellent
11	35	160	50	40	80/120	130	0	60	Fair
12	34	123	80	70	100/120	93	25	90	Excellent
13	31	117	70	60	110/110	87	25	90	Excellent
14	29	140	50	40	80/100	98	0	65	Fair
15	29	100	80	70	120/120	80	25	100	Excellent
16	27	115	60	70	120/120	90	30	95	Excellent
17	26	120	65	65	120/120	105	15	90	Excellent
18	24	100	70	70	100/110	94	25	85	Good
Mean	42.3	116.1	68.6 *	60.8	103(47)/113(51)	90.1	21.7	86.7

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