Reconstruction of nonunion tibial fractures in war-wounded Iraqi civilians, 2006-2008: better late than never.

Objective: To describe medical care and surgical outcome after functional reconstructive surgery in late-presenting patients who already had at least one prior operation.

Design: Retrospective review of medical care and surgical outcome from August 2006 to December 2008 using patient records for initial data with active follow-up for the latest outcome information.

Setting: Médecins sans Frontières surgical programme in Jordan Red Crescent Hospital, Amman, Jordan.