Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Case | Age(y)/Gender | Open/Closed frcatue | AO/OTA classification | Gustilo grade | Initial treatment | Initial approach | Radial nerve injury | Time from fracture to revision surgery (months) | Type of organism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39/M | closed | 12-A2 | ─ | ORIF | anterolateral | no | 7.2 | Staphylococcus aureus |
| 2 | 40/F | closed | 12-A3 | ─ | ORIF | posterior | yes | 3 | Enterobacter cloacae |
| 3 | 37/M | closed | 12-B2 | ─ | ORIF | anterolateral | no | 4.5 | Staphylococcus aureus |
| 4 | 37/M | closed | 12-B2 | ─ | ORIF | anterolateral | no | 6 | No growth |
| 5 | 26/F | open | 12-B1 | II | Debridement and ORIF | anterolateral | no | 6 | MRSA |
| 6 | 61/M | closed | 12-B3 | ─ | ORIF | anterolateral | no | 15 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| 7 | 46/M | closed | 12-C1 | ─ | ORIF | anterolateral | no | 7.5 | Staphylococcus aureus |
M Man, F female, ORIF Open reduction and internal fixation, MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus