Research Article

Structural Bicortical Autologous Iliac Crest Bone Graft Combined with the Tunnel Bone Tamping Method for the Depressed Tibial Plateau Fractures

Table 3

Clinical outcomes of bone graft donor site and bone graft site.

VariablesBone-graft donor site
( (%))
Bone-graft site
( (%))

Incision length (cm (range)) (3.50–5.00) (6.50–8.50)
Operative time (minutes (range)) (6.00–15.00) (40.00–120.00)
Intraoperative blood loss (ml (range)) (8.00–20.00) (50.00–300.00)
Union (yes)43 (100.00)43 (100.00)
Union time (months (range)) (1.00–4.00) (2.00–9.00)
Postoperative malreduction rate0 (0.00)
Secondary reduction loss rate2 (4.65)
Complications1 (2.33)2 (4.65)
VAS score (final follow-up (range)) (0.00–3.00) (0.00–2.00)
HSS score (final follow-up (range)) (77.00–100.00)
SF-36 score (range) (75.00–100.00)

VAS: Visual Analog Scale; HSS: Hospital for Special Surgery; SF-36: 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey.