Induced membrane technique for the treatment of chronic hematogenous tibia osteomyelitis

Table 1 Patient demographics

Patient number/sex	Location	Cierny-Mader types	Skin ulcer	Duration of infection	Bacterium	Bone defect (cm3)	Fixation		Time to WB/S2 (Months)
Patient number/sex	Location	Cierny-Mader types	Skin ulcer	Duration of infection	Bacterium	Bone defect (cm3)	Istage	IIstage	Time to WB/S2 (Months)
1/M	Proximal	III	YES	30Y	Enterobacter cloacae	75	external fixation	external fixation	6
2/M	Middle	IV	YES	16Y	Staphylococcus aureus	30	EP	EP	7
3/M	Middle	III	NO	7Y	Micrococcus luteus	45	external fixation	external fixation	7
4/M	Proximal	IV	NO	10Y	Not found	60	EP	EP	9
5/F	Middle	III	NO	7 M	Not found	25	EP	EP	4
6/M	Middle	III	NO	2Y	Not found	35	IP	IP	7
7/M	Proximal	III	NO	9 M	Not found	42	IP	IP	6
8/M	Distal	III	YES	3 M	Staphylococcus aureus	20	IP	IP	4
9/M	Proximal	II	NO	30Y	Staphylococcus hominis, Efaecium	84	None	None	7
10/M	Proximal	IV	YES	31Y	Proteus mirabilis	75	EP	Nail	10
11/M	Distal	II	YES	13 M	Staphylococcus aureus	42	None	None	6
12/F	Middle	III	NO	6 M	Not found	30	EP	Nail	6
13/M	Middle	IV	YES	28Y	Staphylococcus aureus	60	EP	Nail	9
14/M	Middle	IV	YES	2Y	Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella	80	IP	Nail	8
15/M	Proximal	III	NO	18Y	Not found	40	IP	IP	5

WB/S2: No pain full-weight bearing after the second stage; EP and IP: External and internal fixation with plate and screws

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