Research Article

The Novel Role of Healing from Bacterial Infections of Lower Limb Open Fractures by X-Ray Exposure

Table 6

Times of X-ray exposure and grades of open fractures according to the type of isolated bacteria in the study.

Type of bacteriaTimes of X-ray exposureTotal n (%)
One n (%)Two n (%)Three n (%)

Staphylococcus aureusGradeII18 (90%)2 (10%)20 (95.2%)
IIIA1 (100%)1 (4.8%)
Total21 (100%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosaGradeII1 (100%)1 (10%)
IIIA6 (100%)6 (60%)
IIIB2 (100%)2 (20%)
IIIC1 (100%)1 (10%)
Total10 (100%)
Escherichia coliGradeIIIA1 (100%)1 (7.7%)
IIIB3 (100%)3 (23.1%)
IIIC2 (22.2%)7 (77.8%)9 (69.2%)
Total13 (100%)
Klebsiella pneumoniaeGradeIIIA2 (100%)2 (28.6%)
IIIB5 (100%)5 (71.4%)
Total7 (100%)
TotalGradeII19 (90.5%)2 (9.5%)21 (41.2%)
IIIA9 (90%)1 (10%)10 (19.6%)
IIIB10 (100%)10 (19.6%)
IIIC2 (20%)8 (80%)10 (19.6%)
Total51 (100%)

value of total = <0.05 (highly significant). value = Fisher’s exact test with confidence intervalof 99%.