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Figure 4: Lateral X-ray of a tibial allograft. A radiolucent line is visible over the entire length of the osteotomy (white arrow): grade 3.
nonunion if any additional operation had been performed to achieve union or because of problems with the xation within 12 months after the index procedure – regardless of the eventual outcome12.
Table 1. Study data 8
Allograft nonunion
Variable
Sex
Male
Female
Age
≤16 years
>16 years
Diagnosis
Osteosarcoma
Adamantinoma
Ewing sarcoma
Chondrosarcoma
Pleomorphic undi erentiated sarcoma Low-grade osteosarcoma
Sarcoma not otherwise speci ed Synovial sarcoma
Di use-type giant cell tumor
Number Percent
34 60 23 40
26 46 31 54
26 46 9 16 9 16 7 12 2 4 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 2
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