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Table 5 Patient demographics and consolidation—one (4.17%) patient with an increase in consolidation in the upper ankle and a decrease in the lower ankle (N = 24)

From: Rate of progressive healing with a carbon-fiber orthosis in cases of partial union and nonunion after ankle arthrodesis using the Ilizarov external fixator

ID

Age

Sex

BMI

Smoking

DM

Comorbidities

Diagnosis

Type of Arthrodesis

Consolidation at fixator removal in %

Consolidation at last FU in %

16

60

f

32

Yes

No

Rheumatoid arthritis, PNP, COPD, osteoporosis, depression

Post-traumatic, Acute infection

TT + subtalar

TT 61–80, subtalar 61–80

TT 81–100, subtalar 21–40

  1. Abbreviations: female, M male, COM chronic osteomyelitis, DM diabetes mellitus, PNP polyneuropathy, PVD peripheral vascular disease, HTN hypertension, CAD coronary artery disease, MI myocardial infarction, COPD chronic obstructive lung disease, TT tibiotalar, TC tibiocalcanear