Delayed unions and nonunions of XXXX in @entity2587 .

@entity2587 @entity1 @entity1642 @entity174
From 1971 to 1985, 369 @entity2587 presented to us with @entity1642 . Of these @entity1 , 10% (37) were treated for development of delayed unions or nonunions. Twenty-seven of the @entity1 were male and 10 were female. Their mean age was 23.1 years (range, 17 to 39). About half of the @entity2587 were involved in endurance sports. The diagnostic criteria for a delayed union or nonunion were clinical and radiological evidence. There was a diagnostic delay of about 3.5 months in the series. Plain radiographs, tomography, and isotope scans were used in the diagnosis. Special radiographic views were also used. In 15 cases (10 hallux sesamoid @entity174 , 1 midtibial shaft @entity174 , 1 metatarsal V base @entity174 , 1 @entity174 , 1 @entity174 , and 1 proximal tibial shaft @entity174 ) nonoperative treatment was used. Operative treatment was used 22 times (5 sesamoid @entity174 , 5 midtibial @entity174 , 5 metatarsal V base @entity174 , 3 tarsal navicular @entity174 , 3 olecranon @entity174 , and 1 proximal tibial shaft @entity174 ). Results were good or excellent in 32 cases (86.5%), moderate in 4 cases, and poor in 1 case.
