Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patient cohort.
| Variables | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (year)a | 33 (19) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 115 (78.2) |
| Female | 32 (21.8) |
| Diabetic | 15 (10.2) |
| Type of osteomyelitis | |
| Hematogenous | 47 (31.9) |
| Exogenous | 26 (17.7) |
| Implant associated | 74 (50.3) |
| Bone involved | |
| Tibia | 59 (40.1) |
| Femur | 49 (33.3) |
| Humerus | 7 (4.8) |
| Fibula | 8 (5.4) |
| Ulna | 6 (4.1) |
| Foot | 4 (2.7) |
| Ilium | 3 (2.0) |
| Patella | 3 (2.0) |
| Radius | 3 (2.0) |
| Radius and ulna | 2 (1.4) |
| Calcanuem | 2 (1.4) |
| Clavicle | 1 (0.7) |
| Adjacent joint involvement | 10 (6.8) |
| Ankle | 3 (2.0) |
| Hip | 3 (2.0) |
| Knee | 2 (1.4) |
| Joints of foot | 1 (0.7) |
| Elbow | 1 (0.7) |
| Duration of symptoms (month)a | 16 (20) |
| History of past surgical debridements | 36 (24.5) |
| Cierny-Mader grade | |
| 1 | 42 (28.6) |
| 2 | 32 (21.8) |
| 3 | 23 (15.6) |
| 4 | 50 (34.0) |
| Duration of follow-up (month)a | 42 (15) |
a
Data presented as mean (SD), excepted as n (%).