Table 4.

Descriptive statistics of the most common risk factors, the host classification according to the modified classification system and treatment strategies employed.

Variable	n	Summary measure	Range
Risk factors
Age: Mean (SDa)	109	39.8 (13.8)	18–78
HIV positive	33	30%
CD4 count: Median (IQRb)	33	336 (307–509)	13–1034
Albumin: Mean (SDa)	109	35.8 (5.5)	22–48
Hemoglobin: Mean (SDa)	109	13.0 (2.0)	6.6–18.6
Poor soft tissue necessitating flap	48	44.0%
Current smoker	42	38.5%
Diabetes mellitus	10	9.2%
Anemia	9	8.3%
Final host status
A	13	11.9%
B	45	41.3%
C	51	46.8%
Palliative treatment	47	43.1%
Chronic suppressive antibiotic therapy (CSAT)	45
Intralesional debridement plus CSAT	2
Curative treatment	46	42.2%
Stable lesions
Direct debridement (high speed burr)	15
Indirect debridement (medullary reaming)	5
Unstable lesions
Debridement without reconstruction	6
Debridement and external fixation	3
Segmental resection, acute shortening	2
Segmental resection, Masquelet bonegraft	5
Segmental resection, bone transport	10
Alternative treatment	16	14.7%
Amputation	6
Debridement, external fixation, CSAT	10

^aStandard deviation;

^bInterquartile range.