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Table 1 Patient data

From: L-shaped corticotomy with bone flap sliding in the management of chronic tibial osteomyelitis: surgical technique and clinical results

Patient no./sex/age(years)

Initial causes

Symptoms (months)

Site

Type of infection

Organism grown on culture

Operations before distraction device application

No. of previous operations

Comorbidities

Soft tissue defect at presentation

Bone defect (cm)

Nicotine abuse

1/M/33

Open tib.fract.

28

Tib, D

Active drain

S. aureus

EF→WD→WD→IF+BG→WD→SG→WD→WD

8

None

Yes

9

No

2/M/60

ORIF

15

Tib, D

Active drain

S. aureus

IF→WD→WD→IF+BG→WD

5

Hypertension

No

7

Yes

3/F/27

ORIF

6

Tib, P

Active drain

E. coli

IF→WD→WD→WD

4

None

No

5

No

4/M/42

Open tib.fract.

10

Tib, D

Active non-drain

S. aureus

EF→WD→IF+BG→WD→WD

5

None

No

9

Yes

5/M/25

ORIF

4.5

Tib, D

Active drain

Pseudomonas

IF→WD

2

None

No

7

No

6/M/40

ORIF

9

Tib, P

Active drain

S. aureus

IF→WD→WD+BG→WD→WD

5

None

No

8

Yes

7/F/30

ORIF

23

Tib, S

Active non-drain

Pseudomonas

EF→IF+BG→WD→WD→MFCF→WD

6

None

No

11

No

8/M/38

Open tib.fract.

120

Tib, D

Active drain

MRSA

EF→WD→WD→IF+BG→WD→WD→MFCF→WD→WD→WD

10

None

Yes

9

No

  1. ORIF open reduction and internal fixation, Tib tibia, D distal, P proximal, S shaft, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, EF external fixation, WD wound debridement, IF internal fixation, BG bone grafting, SG skin grafting, MFCF musculofasciocutaneous flap