Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2023; 14(3): 136-145
Published online Mar 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i3.136
Table 1 Distribution of included patients as regards different presentations and preceding history of surgical risk factor
Diagnosis
No
Surgery related
Not surgery related
OM foot716
OM ankle11101
Septic arthritis ankle505
Postsurgical wound infection220
Table 2 Patient demographics, index procedures and microbiological diagnosis for those 4 patients with normal inflammatory markers
No.
Diagnosis
Procedure
Gender
Age (years)
Surgery-infection interval (months)
Isolated organism
Case 1OM 1st metatarsalSCARF and Akin osteotomy for hallux valgusFemale4622MSSA and corynebacterium
Case 2OM distal fibulaORIF lateral malleolus fractureFemale545MSSA and Coagulase-ve Staphylococcus
Case 3OM ankleORIF medial malleolus fractureFemale565MSSA
Case 4OM 5th metatarsalORIF 5th metatarsal fractureMale482MSSA