Table 1: Characteristics of the Patients
Patient # |
Age |
Sex |
Clinical Diagnosis
of Infection |
Open
Fracture |
Local Superficial
Infection |
Non
Union |
Previous Antibiotic
Therapy |
Pain
Location |
Cause of
Nail Removal |
1 |
42 |
F |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Other zone |
Non union surgery |
2 |
40 |
M |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Other |
3 |
41 |
M |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Other zone |
Pain |
4 |
75 |
F |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Other zone |
Infection |
5 |
78 |
F |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Fracture focus |
Pain |
6 |
59 |
M |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Other zone |
Pain |
7 |
40 |
F |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Fracture focus |
Pain |
8 |
85 |
F |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Fracture focus |
Non union surgery |
9 |
58 |
F |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other zone |
Pain |
10 |
29 |
F |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Infection |
11 |
49 |
F |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other zone |
Pain |
12 |
35 |
M |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Non union surgery |
13 |
27 |
M |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other |
14 |
64 |
M |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other zone |
Pain |
15 |
89 |
F |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Fracture focus |
Infection |
16 |
36 |
M |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other |
17 |
43 |
M |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Infection |
18 |
16 |
F |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Pain |
19 |
53 |
M |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Pain |
20 |
47 |
M |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Other |
21 |
24 |
M |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Infection |
22 |
53 |
F |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Other zone |
Other |
23 |
38 |
M |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other zone |
Pain |
24 |
52 |
M |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Non union surgery |
25 |
47 |
F |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Other zone |
Pain |
26 |
75 |
F |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other |
27 |
75 |
F |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other zone |
Pain |
28 |
61 |
F |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Fracture focus |
Pain |
29 |
32 |
M |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other |
30 |
24 |
M |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Other zone |
Pain |
31 |
74 |
F |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Infection |