Table 1 Summary of clinical characteristics of 72 patients with an aseptic nonunion of the femoral shaft
From: Reamed intramedullary exchange nailing: treatment of choice of aseptic femoral shaft nonunion
Parameters | Values |
|---|---|
Age (year), mean (range) | 46 (18–69) |
Male/female | 56/16 (78%/22%) |
Initial polytrauma/monotrauma | 49/23 (68%/32%) |
AO-classification | |
Type A | 50 (70%) |
Type B | 11 (15%) |
Type C | 11 (15%) |
Closed fractures | 50 (70%) |
Open fractures | |
I° | 11 (15%) |
II° | 11 (15%) |
III° | 0 |
Index operation | |
Non-reamed | 47 (65%) |
Reamed | 25 (35%) |
Median time to revision surgery | 11 months |