Table 3.

Characteristics of patients that developed a superficial infection

Characteristic	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4
Age (years)	4	11	5	8
Sex	Male	Male	Male	Female
Fracture type	Spiral	Comminuted	Comminuted	Transverse
Time to initial antbiotics (min)	564	20	422	92
Antibiotic duration (days)	5	7	9	33
Type of surgery	External fixation	External fixation	Casting	Casting
Time to surgery (h)	15.4	3	3.3	4.2
Skin closure	Granulation	Delayed	Granulation	Granulatione

Time to initial antibiotics and time to surgery are referenced to arrival time at Accident and Emergency