- Inclusion Criteria:

- age: 10 to 70 years

- no inflammatory arthritis;

- no proximal or distal articular involvement

Date:

 

/ 2001
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Physician:

John Smith

Jane Doe

George Washington

CR Wheeless

Patient name:
Age:

Type of Injury:

closed, non comminuted

comminuted

grade I

grade II

grade III

Final Alignment:

anatomic

less than 5 deg

less than 10 deg

less than 15 deg

Time to Union:

4 weeks

6 weeks

8 weeks

10 weeks

12 weeks

14 weeks

16 weeks

18 weeks

22 weeks

24 weeks

26 weeks

28 weeks

30 weeks

Need for Additional Treatment:

exchange nailing

local muscle flap

free flap

bone grafting at initil surgery

bone grafting subsequent surgery

exchange half pins

revision reduction

 

exchange nailing

local muscle flap

free flap

bone stimulator

bone grafting at initil surgery

bone grafting subsequent surgery

exchange half pins

revision reduction

 

exchange nailing

local muscle flap

free flap

bone stimulator

bone grafting at initil surgery

bone grafting subsequent surgery

exchange half pins

revision reduction

Surgical Complications:

pin site infection

osteomyelitis

malunion

non union

amputation

 

pin site infection

osteomyelitis

malunion

non union

amputation

 

pin site infection

osteomyelitis

malunion

non union

amputation

Number of Hours Standing at Work Before Surgery

not working

sedentary work

1 hour

2 hours

3 hours

4 hours

5 hours

6 hours

7 hours

8 hours

9 hours

10 hours

11 hours

12 hours

Number of Hours Standing at Work After Surgery

not working

sedentary work

1 hour

2 hours

3 hours

4 hours

5 hours

6 hours

7 hours

8 hours

9 hours

10 hours

11 hours

12 hours

Time Back to Full Work Without Restrictions:

1 weeks

2 weeks

3 weeks

4 weeks

5 weeks

6 weeks

8 weeks

10 weeks

12 weeks

14 weeks

16 weeks

18 weeks

22 weeks

24 weeks

26 weeks

28 weeks

30 weeks