Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patients | n=28 |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 16 (57.1%) |
Female | 12 (42.9%) |
Age ( y ) | 36 (19- 62) |
Infection site | |
Proximal | 8 (28.6%) |
Middle | 12 (42.8%) |
Distal | 8 (28.6%) |
Duration of infection (m) | 90 (2- 492) |
Surgeries before | |
≥One time | 21 (75.0%) |
None | 7 (25.0%) |
Aetiology | |
Post-traumatic | 12 (42.8%) |
Haematogenous | 16 (57.2%) |
Organisms | |
Staph.aureus | 14 (50.0%) |
MRSA | 6 (21.4%) |
None | 8 (28.6%) |
Cieney-mayder classification | |
I A | 8 (28.6%) |
III B | 11 (39.3%) |
IV B | 9 (32.1%) |
Comorbidity | |
Traumatic olecranarthritis | 2 (7.1%) |
Radial nerve injuries | 4 (14.3%) |
Systemic antibiotics (w) | 4 |
Local antibiotics (w) | 13 (9-26) |
Extra revision | 3 (10.7%) |
Infection-free bone healing | 28 (100%) |
Follow-up (m) | 35 (24-60) |