Management of Osteomyelitis-Induced Massive Tibial Bone Defect by Monolateral External Fixator Combined with Antibiotics-Impregnated Calcium Sulphate: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Detailed information about the treatment and outcome of the 35 patients.

Case number	Bone defect (mm)	Infection mechanism	EFT (mo.)	EFI (mo/cm)	Bone result	Functional result
1	139	Negative	22	1.58	Excellent	Excellent
2	66	SA	9	1.36	Excellent	Good
3	62	PA	7	1.13	Excellent	Excellent
4	75	EC	12	1.60	Good	Good
5	72	SA	12	1.67	Good	Good
6	120	AB	17	1.42	Excellent	Excellent
7	130	Negative	32	2.46	Fair	Poor
8	82	SA	14	1.71	Good	Excellent
9	87	SA	16	1.84	Excellent	Good
10	127	AB	20	1.57	Fair	Fair
11	83	Negative	14	1.69	Excellent	Good
12	171	EC	29	1.70	Good	Fair
13	103	SM	21	2.04	Good	Fair
14	64	SM	11	1.72	Good	Fair
15	67	SA	11	1.64	Excellent	Good
16	129	SA	17	1.32	Excellent	Excellent
17	63	SA	13	2.06	Good	Excellent
18	105	EC	16	1.52	Excellent	Excellent
19	111	SA	23	2.07	Good	Good
20	107	PA	19	1.78	Fair	Fair
21	104	EC	21	2.01	Excellent	Good
22	83	SA	14	1.69	Excellent	Excellent
23	93	SA	19	2.04	Good	Excellent
24	70	SA	18	2.57	Excellent	Excellent
25	80	EC	11	1.38	Excellent	Good
26	85	SA	13	1.53	Excellent	Excellent
27	68	PA	19	2.79	Good	Good
28	69	SA	18	2.63	Excellent	Good
29	75	SA	15	2.00	Excellent	Good
30	62	Negative	13	2.10	Good	Fair
31	85	AB	18	2.12	Excellent	Excellent
32	92	KP	17	1.85	Good	Good
33	185	KP	32	1.73	Good	Good
34	61	SA	11	1.80	Excellent	Good
35	152	Negative	29	1.91	Excellent	Excellent

SA: Staphylococcus Aureus; SM: Serratia Marcescens; AB: Acinetobacter Baumannii.
KP: Klebsiella Pneumoniae; PA: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; EC: Escherichia Coli.