Table 1 Preoperative characteristics of nineteen cases
Case No. | Age | Initial trauma | Site/Side | Open or closed fracture | history (months) | Sinus | Fracture healed or not | Infection markers before surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 44 | Falling height | Femur/R | Closed | 36 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 6.4 × 109 CRP: 56.7 ESR: 14 |
2 | 52 | Traffic trauma | Tibia/L | Open | 13 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 5.7 × 109 CRP: 9 ESR: 26 |
3 | 33 | Falling height | Tibia/R | Closed | 3 | Yes | No | WBC: 11.3 × 109 CRP: 77 ESR: 101 |
4 | 37 | Traffic trauma | Femur/R | Open | 48 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 6.8 × 109 CRP: 9.4 ESR: 37 |
5 | 24 | Falling height | Tibia/R | Open | 6 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 6.3 × 109 CRP: 5.3 ESR: 29 |
6 | 26 | Falling height | Tibia/L | Closed | 14 | Yes | No | WBC: 5.7 × 109 CRP: 7.4 ESR: 45 |
7 | 44 | Heavy pound injury | Tibia/L | Open | 4 | Yes | No | WBC: 10.5 × 109 CRP: 23.2 ESR: 15 |
8 | 44 | Traffic trauma | Femur/L | Closed | 20 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 18.3 × 109 CRP: 37.3 ESR: 114 |
9 | 47 | Traffic trauma | Femur/R | Open | 36 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 12.6 × 109 CRP: 35.3 ESR: 89 |
10 | 45 | Falling height | Tibia/L | Open | 40 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 10.3 × 109 CRP: 42.6 ESR: 67 |
11 | 52 | Heavy pound injury | Tibia/L | Closed | 5 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 7.5 × 109 CRP: 18.3 ESR: 5 |
12 | 37 | Traffic trauma | Tibia/L | Open | 19 | Yes | No | WBC: 22.1 × 109 CRP: 51.0 ESR: 78 |
13 | 46 | Traffic trauma | Femur/L | Open | 13 | Yes | No | WBC: 9.3 × 109 CRP: 11.3 ESR: 25.7 |
14 | 27 | Traffic trauma | Femur/R | Closed | 15 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 17.7 × 109 CRP: 77.5 ESR: 32 |
15 | 34 | Traffic trauma | Tibia/R | Open | 30 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 28.3 × 109 CRP: 44.9 ESR: 29 |
16 | 56 | Falling height | Tibia/L | Closed | 7 | Yes | No | WBC: 8.1 × 109 CRP: 65.3 ESR: 29 |
17 | 23 | Traffic trauma | Tibia/R | Open | 11 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 17.5 × 109 CRP: 10.6 ESR: 76 |
18 | 28 | Traffic trauma | Femur/R | Closed | 11 | Yes | Yes | WBC: 21.8 × 109 CRP: 28.9 ESR: 23 |
19 | 42 | Falling height | Tibia/L | Closed | 17 | Yes | No | WBC: 16.1 × 109 CRP: 17.3 ESR: 103 |