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Table 1 Demography and outcomes of patients with an aseptic femoral shaft nonunion treated by exchange nailing and modified cancellous bone grafting (n = 41)

From: Aseptic femoral nonunion treated with exchange locked nailing with intramedullary augmentation cancellous bone graft

Items

Description

Age (year)

Average, 38; range, 19–67

Gender (male/female)

31/10

Time from initial injury (year)

Average, 2.2; range, 1.1–6.2

Union rate (%)

100 (41/41)

Union time (months)

Average, 3.4; range, 2.5–5.0

Complications

0

Knee function grade

 Excellent

78.1% (32/41)

 Good

14.6% (6/41)

 Fair

4.9% (2/41)

 Poor

2.4% (1/41)

Knee flexion

 > 120°

78.1% (32/41)

 > 90°

14.6% (6/41)

 > 70°

4.9% (2/41)

 < 70°

2.4% (1/41)

Follow-up (year)

Average, 2.8; range, 1.9–4.5

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