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 |