Table 3 Postoperative patient data
Patients | Staged | Cement spacer | Final fixation | Time to union | Mechanical failure | Final fixation status | Relation to union | Follow up period | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient 1 | staged | yes | Nail femur | 6 months | no | adequate rigid fixation | United | 12 months | Saphenous nerve injury, seroma |
Patient 2 | Same session | no | Locked distal femur, small locked plate medially | 6 months | no | Adequate rigid fixation | united | 12 months | none |
Patient 3 | Same session | no | Nail femur and distal femur locked plate | 8 months | no | adequate rigid fixation | united | 12 months | Incisional hernia at the iliac crest donor site |