Table 3.
Sites of infections and Comorbidities of osteomyelitis and bacteremia/septicemia.
| 2012 |
2009 |
2006 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 2701 | 100 | 3006 | 100 | 3453 | 100 |
| Site of infection | ||||||
| Knee | 1126 | 41.7 | 1237 | 41.1 | 1527 | 44.2 |
| Hip/Pelvic | 354 | 31.4 | 982 | 32.7 | 1037 | 30.0 |
| Ankle/Foot | 238 | 8.8 | 265 | 8.8 | 347 | 10.0 |
| Elbow | 189 | 7.0 | 184 | 6.1 | 184 | 5.3 |
| Hand | 113 | 4.2 | 153 | 5.1 | 166 | 4.8 |
| Shoulder | 104 | 3.8 | 109 | 3.6 | 102 | 3.0 |
| Wrist | 47 | 1.7 | 57 | 1.9 | 49 | 1.4 |
| Other | 38 | 1.4 | 31 | 1.0 | 45 | 1.3 |
| Multiple site | 49 | 1.8 | 17 | 0.6 | 25 | 0.7 |
| Comorbidity | ||||||
| Osteomyelitis | 351 | 13.0 | 392 | 13.0 | 364 | 10.6 |
| Bacteremia/Septicemia | 301 | 11.2 | 300 | 10.0 | 318 | 9.2 |