Category | Criteria |
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Excellent | Allograft union AND all of the following: Minimal to no pain requiring no pain medications Normal to near-normal ambulation No usage of suppressive antibiotics No reoperations for nonunion, fracture or infectionB |
Moderate | Allograft union AND any of the following: Moderate pain requiring non-narcotic pain medication Significant limp or requires walking aid or brace Significant malalignment or articular degeneration Chronic suppressive oral antibiotics |
Poor |
Any of the following: Chronic nonunion despite reoperations Loss of original allograft due to nonunion, fracture or infection Significant pain requiring chronic narcotic usage Inability to ambulate outside of the house |