Table 3.

Reported complications in our study population

Complications
Treatment Group	Description
Knee fusion	Delayed union that required bone marrow aspiration injection (N=1)
	Distal locking Screws Back out required operative intervention (N=2)
	Incision/Drainage to treat Purulent Drainage 12 days post-surgery (N=1). No infection recurrence at final follow up.
	Persistent infection in 3 patients with two of them having nonunion and progressed to Amputation (N=3).
Tibial Septic Nonunion	Persistent Septic Nonunion, Required Trifocal Bone Transport with a circular frame device (N=1)
	Recurrent infection with bony union (N=1) 2 years after surgery. Treated with debridements, local antibiotic, and free flap for improved skin coverage- no further infection
Ankle fusion	No reported complications.