Table 6 Information of the local infection recurrence in the two group
| Â | The combination therapy group | The PMMA group | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of infection recurrence | 2 | 5 | |
 Femur | 0 | 1 | |
 Tibia | 2 | 4 | |
Cierny-Mader classification | Stage 1—medullary osteomyelitis | 1 | 2 |
Stage 3—localized osteomyelitis | 1 | 3 | |
Chronic post-traumatic osteomyelitis | 1 | 3 | |
Chronic postoperative osteomyelitis | 1 | 2 | |
bacterial type | S.aureus | 1 | 3 |
MRSA | 0 | 1 | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 1 | |
Infected nonunion | 2 | 4 | |
Number of external fixation | 2 | 4 | |
Antibiotic given | Levofloxacin | 1 | 1 |
Cefazolin | 0 | 3 | |
Ceftazidime | 1 | 1 | |