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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with antibiotic-impregnated polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) – the Cierny approach: is the second stage necessary?

Patient

Age at surg. (yrs)

/Gender

Cirny-Madar Stage

Bone Segment:

PM

D

DM

Etiology of Infection

Microorganism

Duration of infection

(yrs)

Outcome:

Recurrent infection

ACS Type

F-U (yrs)

1

M/46

3A

Tibia R - DM

Open #

NC

25

No

Cement block

14

2

M/47

3B (Diabetes)

Femur Lt - DM

Open # - MVA

SA

18

No

I.M Rod + beads

14

3

M/15

3A

Tibia Rt PM

Open # MVA

PA

1

no

Beeds

16

4

F/67

3B (Diabetes)

Tibia Rt DM

Pin tract OM following deformity correction

SA

8

no

Cement block

10

5

M/13

1B (MMC)

Tibia Rt D

deformity correctio Int. Fix. Plating. NU

SA

0.5

no

Cement rods

7

6

M/71

3B (Diabetes)

Tibia Rt PM

Pin tract OM. # tibial Plataou. Ilizarov EF

SA

1

no

Cement block

1.5

7

M/65

3B (Diabetes)

Tibia Rt DM

# Open Pilon

NC

3

No

Cement Block

3

8

M/44

3A

Femur Rt DM

# Gun shot. EF → Plating

NC

2

No

Cement I. M Nail

2

9

F/59

3B (U.C)

Tibia Rt D

Abscess → Bacteremia

SM

0.5

No

Two Cement Rods

7

10

M/54

1A

Femur Rt D

Septic Knee → bacteremia

SA

1

No

Cemet I. M Nail

4

11

M/67

3B (CA of Colon)

Tibia Rt PM

ORIF for NU (s/p HTO for MU post opened #)

NC

5

NO

Cement Block

5.5

12

M/22

3A

Humerus Lt PM

# Per cutaneous Kirshner wires OM

SA

3

No

Cement Block

3

13

M/65

3A

Ankle Rt

# Open Pilon→ Ankle fusion (IM nailing)

PA

1

No

Cemented Ilizarov Rod

2.5

14

M/56

4A

Fibula LT D

# Conservative treatment

SA

5

No

Cement Rod

2

15

M/21

3A

Humerus Rt D

# Open Fracture (ORIF)

PR

3

No

Cement Block

1.5

16

F/64

3A

Femur Rt D

s/p Varus Osteotomy - Plating

SA

0.5

No

Cement Block

7

  1. M male, F female, UC ulcerative colitis, CA cancer, PM proximal metaphysis, D diaphysis, DM distal metaphysis, MVA motor vheicle accident, OM osteomyelitis, MMC myelomeningocele, EF external fixation, I. M intramedullary, ORIF open reduction and external fixation, NU nonunion, MU malunion, HTO high tibial osteotomy, SA Staphylococcus Aureus, PA Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, SM Serratia Marcescens, PR Provedencia Rettgeri, NC not cultured