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. 2024 Mar 6;9(2):107–115. doi: 10.5194/jbji-9-107-2024

Table 3.

Outcomes.

Duration of follow-up (days), median (IQR) 51.0 (25.5–93.0)
Postoperative complications, n (%) 21 (23 %)
Prolonged/persistent pain, n (%), N=91 5 (5 %)
Fistula formation, n (%), N=91 2 (2 %)
Delayed wound healing, n (%), N=91 12 (13 %)
Cellulitis at the site of incision, n (%), N=91 3 (3 %)
Flap coverage, n (%), N=91 6 (7 %)
Negative-pressure wound therapy, n (%), N=91 3 (3 %)
Clinical failure*, N=91 12 (13 %)
  Recurrent or secondary bursal infection, n (%) 8 (67 %)
  Osteomyelitis, n (%) 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.