Table 3.
Outcomes.
| Duration of follow-up (days), median (IQR) | 51.0 (25.5–93.0) |
| Postoperative complications, (%) | 21 (23 %) |
| Prolonged/persistent pain, (%), | 5 (5 %) |
| Fistula formation, (%), | 2 (2 %) |
| Delayed wound healing, (%), | 12 (13 %) |
| Cellulitis at the site of incision, (%), | 3 (3 %) |
| Flap coverage, (%), | 6 (7 %) |
| Negative-pressure wound therapy, (%), | 3 (3 %) |
| Clinical failure*, | 12 (13 %) |
| Recurrent or secondary bursal infection, (%) | 8 (67 %) |
| Osteomyelitis, (%) | 4 (33 %) |
* Composite failure defined as the recurrence of the infection with the same organism, reinfection with another organism, or a local complication, such as osteomyelitis, that was not present at the time of diagnosis within 90 d of surgery.