Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Patient | Age (years) | Sex | Site | Previous surgeries | Infection duration (months) | Pathogenesis | Stage | Host type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35 | F | Tibia | 3 | 12 | Post-traumatic | 4 | A |
2 | 50 | M | Femur | 5 | 60 | Post-traumatic | 3 | B (smoker) |
3 | 60 | M | Femur | 2 | 18 | Haematogenous | 1 | B (lymphoma, chemotherapy) |
4 | 47 | M | Tibia | 4 | 54 | Haematogenous | 1 | C (smoker, vasculopathy, diabetes) |
5 | 35 | M | Femur | 1 | 18 | Post-traumatic | 3 | A |
6 | 23 | M | Tibia | 1 | 9 | Post-surgical | 3 | A |
7 | 80 | M | Tibia | 3 | 38 | Post-surgical | 3 | B (psoriasis, corticosteroids) |
8 | 41 | M | Tibia | 2 | 12 | Post-surgical | 3 | A |
9 | 38 | M | Femur | 1 | 36 | Post-surgical | 3 | A |
10 | 28 | M | Femur | 1 | 12 | Post-surgical | 3 | A |
11 | 40 | F | Femur | 1 | 12 | Post-traumatic | 3 | B (tumor, radiotherapy) |
12 | 50 | F | Humerus | 0 | 10 | Haematogenous | 1 | B (rheumatoid arthritis) |
13 | 40 | F | Tibia | 3 | 24 | Post-traumatic | 2 | B ( peripheral vasculopathy) |
14 | 60 | M | Tibia | 2 | 12 | Post-traumatic | 4 | B (smoker) |
15 | 44 | M | Tibia | 3 | 24 | Post-traumatic | 3 | B (smoker, alcol abuse) |
16 | 36 | F | Tibia | 0 | 6 | Haematogenous | 1 | A |
17 | 55 | M | Tibia | 2 | 12 | Post-surgical | 3 | B (smoker, peripheral vasculopathy) |
18 | 20 | M | Tibia | 0 | 6 | Haematogenous | 1 | A |
19 | 36 | M | Tibia | 2 | 6 | Post-surgical | 3 | A |
20 | 40 | M | Femur | 2 | 12 | Post-surgical | 3 | B (smoker, peripheral vasculopathy) |
21 | 30 | M | Tibia | 0 | 10 | Haematogenous | 1 | B (tetraplegia, recurrent pneumonia and urinary tract infection) |
22 | 50 | F | Tibia | 2 | 24 | Post-traumatic | 3 | B (smoker) |
23 | 52 | F | Tibia | 2 | 12 | Haematogenous | 1 | B (diabetes, peripheral neuropathy) |
24 | 50 | M | Tibia | 2 | 12 | Post-surgical | 3 | B (Churg-Strauss disease, immunosuppression) |
25 | 61 | F | Foot | 2 | 12 | Post-surgical | 3 | B (diabetes) |
26 | 60 | M | Tibia | 2 | 6 | Post-traumatic | 3 | B (smoker) |
27 | 20 | F | Tibia + Femur | 0 | 12 | Haematogenous | 1 | B (immunosuppressive therapy) |