Less than full circumferential fusion of a tibial nonunion is sufficient to achieve mechanically valid fusion - Proof of concept using a finite element modeling approach.
by Tim, Dahmen
Tjardes, T., Roland, M., Otchwemah, R., Dahmen, T., Diebels, S. & Bouillon, B., BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 15 pp. 434 (2014)