Table 2 Baseline characteristics overall of FRI and of ARC. ARC, aseptic revision case; FRI, fracture-related infection
Overall | FRI (n = 107) | ARC (n = 123) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (median, [range]) | 61 | 6-99 | 58 | 8–93 | 63 | 6–99 |
Sex, male (no., [%]) | 119 | 51.7 | 61 | 57.0% | 58 | 47.1 |
Age of implants, months (median, mean, [range]) | 4; 19.9 | 0–540 | 6; 25.2 | 0–540 | 4; 15.3 | 0–348 |
Number of samples taken (mean, `range]) | 2.45 | 1–8 | 2.51 | 1–8 | 2.40 | 1–8 |