Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the included patients

1

M/56

A

L

Lateral

Sinus tract

II

Enterococcus faecalis

2

M/54

A

L

Lateral

Sinus tract

II

Staphylococcus aureus

3

F/51

B

R

Medial

Plate exposed

VI

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

4

F/51

A

R

Lateral

Plate exposed

II

Staphylococcus aureus

5

M/81

B

L

Lateral

Skin necrosis

VI

6

F/49

A

L

Medial

Sinus tract

IV

7

F/82

B

L

Lateral

Plate exposed

II

8

M/45

B

L

Lateral

Sinus tract

VI

9

M/41

B

R

Medial

Plate exposed

VI

10

F/64

A

L

Lateral

Plate exposed

V

Staphylococcus epidermidis

11

M/57

B

R

Medial

Plate exposed

VI

12

M/63

A

R

Medial

Plate exposed

V

Escherichia coli

13

F/55

A

L

Lateral

Sinus tract

VI

14

M/58

A

L

Medial

Lateral

Plate exposed

VI

15

M/34

B

R

Lateral

Plate exposed

V

16

M/57

A

R

Lateral

Plate exposed

III

17

M/71

B

L

Medial

Plate exposed

VI

18

M/53

A

L

Lateral

Sinus tract

II

19

M/54

A

L

Lateral

Plate exposed

VI

Klebsiella pneumoniae

20

M/54

B

L

Medial

Plate exposed

IV

21

M/49

A

L

Medial

Lateral

Sinus tract

VI

22

F/56

B

R

Medial

Skin necrosis

VI

Candida albicans

23

M/64

B

R

Lateral

Sinus tract

VI

Staphylococcus aureus

24

M/54

A

L

Medial

Sinus tract

VI

25

M/57

B

R

Medial

Bone exposed

V

Streptococcus equisimilis

26

M/45

A

R

Lateral

Plate exposed

VI

27

F/44

A

L

Medial

Sinus tract

V

Streptococcus equisimilis

28

M/69

B

R

Medial

Plate exposed

VI

Klebsiella pneumoniae

29

F/49

A

R

Medial

Sinus tract

VI

30

M/41

B

R

Medial

Sinus tract

VI

31

M/44

A

L

Medial

Lateral

Plate exposed

VI

32

M/60

A

R

Medial

Plate exposed

VI

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus + Acinetobacter baumannii

33

F/35

A

R

Lateral

Sinus tract

II

34

M/44

A

R

Medial

Sinus tract

VI

Staphylococcus aureus

35

M/47

B

L

Medial

Plate exposed

VI