Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) for the Treatment of Nonunion of the Femur in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Analysis

Table 1

Preoperative data.

Patients	Side	Age, years	Gender	Underlying disorder	Initial operation leading to rhBMP-2 treatment
1	Right	10, 3	Male	Infantile cerebral palsy with coxa antetorta	Femoral derotation osteotomy with use of a locking plate
2	Left	12, 0	Female	Congenital femoral deficiency with leg length inequality	Femoral derotation osteotomy and lengthening with use of Ilizarov device
3	Right	16, 2	Male	Infantile cerebral palsy with hip dislocation	Femoral shortening osteotomy with use of a locking plate combined with Pemberton osteotomy for open hip reduction
4	Right	11, 1	Female	Infantile cerebral palsy with coxa antetorta	Femoral derotation osteotomy with use of a locking plate
5	Right	5, 4	Male	Leg length inequality after septic coxitis with osteomyelitis of the proximal femur and previous femoral head reconstruction	Femoral lengthening with use of a vascularized fibular graft that was fixed with a K-wire