Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

Patient	Age (years)	Sex	Site	Previous surgeries	Infection duration (months)	Pathogenesis	Stage	Host type
1	35	F	Tibia	3	12	Post-traumatic	4	A
2	50	M	Femur	5	60	Post-traumatic	3	B (smoker)
3	60	M	Femur	2	18	Haematogenous	1	B (lymphoma, chemotherapy)
4	47	M	Tibia	4	54	Haematogenous	1	C (smoker, vasculopathy, diabetes)
5	35	M	Femur	1	18	Post-traumatic	3	A
6	23	M	Tibia	1	9	Post-surgical	3	A
7	80	M	Tibia	3	38	Post-surgical	3	B (psoriasis, corticosteroids)
8	41	M	Tibia	2	12	Post-surgical	3	A
9	38	M	Femur	1	36	Post-surgical	3	A
10	28	M	Femur	1	12	Post-surgical	3	A
11	40	F	Femur	1	12	Post-traumatic	3	B (tumor, radiotherapy)
12	50	F	Humerus	0	10	Haematogenous	1	B (rheumatoid arthritis)
13	40	F	Tibia	3	24	Post-traumatic	2	B ( peripheral vasculopathy)
14	60	M	Tibia	2	12	Post-traumatic	4	B (smoker)
15	44	M	Tibia	3	24	Post-traumatic	3	B (smoker, alcol abuse)
16	36	F	Tibia	0	6	Haematogenous	1	A
17	55	M	Tibia	2	12	Post-surgical	3	B (smoker, peripheral vasculopathy)
18	20	M	Tibia	0	6	Haematogenous	1	A
19	36	M	Tibia	2	6	Post-surgical	3	A
20	40	M	Femur	2	12	Post-surgical	3	B (smoker, peripheral vasculopathy)
21	30	M	Tibia	0	10	Haematogenous	1	B (tetraplegia, recurrent pneumonia and urinary tract infection)
22	50	F	Tibia	2	24	Post-traumatic	3	B (smoker)
23	52	F	Tibia	2	12	Haematogenous	1	B (diabetes, peripheral neuropathy)
24	50	M	Tibia	2	12	Post-surgical	3	B (Churg-Strauss disease, immunosuppression)
25	61	F	Foot	2	12	Post-surgical	3	B (diabetes)
26	60	M	Tibia	2	6	Post-traumatic	3	B (smoker)
27	20	F	Tibia + Femur	0	12	Haematogenous	1	B (immunosuppressive therapy)