Table 1 Comparison with previous studies
Authors | Number of patients | Devitalized method or graft being used | Nonunion rate (%) | Mean time to union (months) | Deep infection (%) | Fracture (%) | Mean follow-up time (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Our study | 27 | 20 % Saline, 65 °C, 30 min | 7.4 | 11 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 62.8 |
Jeon et al. | 21 | Pasteurized | 23.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 74.3 |
Chen et al. | 15 | Irradiation | 7 | – | 0 | 20 | 71 |
Pan et al. | 10 | Autoclave | 30 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 35 |
Bus et al. | 87 | Allograft | 40 | – | 14 | 29 | 84 |
Li et al. | 11 | Allograft + vascularized fibula graft | 9 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 |