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Table 1 Characteristics of 5 patients with fibular osteomyelitis

From: Ilizarov bone transport for the treatment of fibular osteomyelitis: a report of five cases

Case number

Sex

Age (years)

Mechanisms of initial injury

Site of fibular osteomyelitis

Bone defect (cm)

Number of previous operations

Infecting organism

1

Male

20

F

Distal

10

3

Staph. aureus

2

Male

28

TA

Distal

7.5

2

Staph. aureus

3

Female

30

F

Proximal

6.5

3

Staph. aureus

4

Male

35

TA

Distal

7

1

Pseudomonas

5

Male

33

TA

Distal

7

2

Staph. aureus

  1. F falling; TA traffic accident