Table 1.

Patient distribution based on type and time of PJI manifestation according to classification of Tsukayama et al. [34] in both groups (ITT population).

Patient Groups	Early Post-Operative Infection	Late Chronic Infection	Acute Hematogenous Infection
Study group (n = 23)	5	13	5
Comparator group (n = 22)	6	12	4