Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of 60 patients with chronic osteomyelitis
From: Prevalence of radiographic findings in chronic osteomyelitis
Variable | n = 60 |
|---|---|
Average age (years) with range | 45.1 (17–79) |
Male gender | 45 (75%) |
Chronic osteomyelitis | |
Single site/multiply sites | 57/3 (97%/3%) |
Single site | |
Tibia | 35 (58%) |
Femur | 21 (35%) |
Other | 4 (7%) |
Trauma/hematogenous | 46/14 (77%/23%) |
Average duration of infection (months) | 210 (5—1452) |
Rate of sinus | 52 (86%) |
Rate of bone defect or nonunion | 5 (8%) |
Positive rate of culture | 26 (43%) |
Most common bacteria | S. aureus (6/26) |
White blood cells (thousands/microL) | 7290 ± 2455 |
C-Reactive Protein (mg/L) | 4.4 ± 8.9 |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/hr) | 28.5 ± 35.83 |
HIV | 0 (0%) |
Diabetes | 5 (8%) |
Chronic renal failure | 1 (2%) |
Heart failure | 1 (2%) |
Chronic pulmonary obstructive disease | 1 (2%) |
Syatemic arterial hypertension | 13 (22%) |
Neoplasm | 0 (0%) |
Reumathological disease | 1 (2%) |
Cirrhosis | 0 (0%) |