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Table 3 Evaluation of the functional results

From: Infected nonunion of tibia and femur treated by bone transport

Functional results

Infected tibia nonunion

Infected femur nonunion

Total

Criteria

Excellent

25

12

37

Active, no limp, minimum stiffness (loss of <15° knee extension/<15° ankle dorsiflexion), no reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), insignificant pain.

Good

27

15

42

Active, with one or two of the following: limb, stiffness, RSD, significant pain

Fair

13

8

21

Active, with three or all of the following: limb, stiffness, RSD, significant pain

Poor

0

0

0

Inactive (unemployment or inability to return to daily activities because of injury)

Failure

0

0

0

Amputation