Single-stage debridement with implantation of antibiotic-loaded calcium sulphate in 34 cases of localized calcaneal osteomyelitis

Figures & data

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the included patients

No.	Sex/age	Cause	Side	Culture outcome	Local comorbidity
1	M/38	Iatrogenic factor	R	Negative	Sinus tract
2	M/60	Iatrogenic factor	L	Stenotrophomonas maltophilia	Sinus tract
3	M/29	Falling injury	R	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Sinus tract
4	F/41	Sharp puncture	L	Negative	Sinus tract
5	M/50	Crushing injury	L	Staphylococcus aureus	Sinus tract
6	M/64	Falling from a height	L	Polymicrobial	Sinus tract ^a
7	F/51	Falling from a height	L	Negative	Sinus tract
8	M/52	Traffic accident	R	Negative	Sinus tract
9	M/10	Sharp puncture	L	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Sinus tract
10	M/67	Crushing injury	R	Negative	Sinus tract
11	M/63	Sharp puncture	L	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	No
12	M/45	Falling from a height	L	Escherichia coli	Sinus tract
13	F/67	Sharp puncture	R	Negative	No
14	M/53	Hematogenous spread	R	Negative	Sinus tract
15	M/54	Sharp puncture	L	Negative	Sinus tract
16	F/51	Falling from a height	L	Negative	Sinus tract
17	M/56	Frostbite injury	R	Negative	Sinus tract
18	M/30	Falling from a height	L	Negative	Sinus tract ^a
19	M/20	Sharp puncture	L	Negative	Sinus tract
20	M/10	Hematogenous spread	L	Enterobacter cloacae	No
21	M/33	Traffic accident	R	Proteus mirabilis	Sinus tract
22	M/12	Sharp puncture	L	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Sinus tract
23	M/25	Traffic accident	L	Negative	Sinus tract
24	F/60	Falling from a height	L	Staphylococcus aureus	Sinus tract
25	M/36	Sprain injury	R	Enterobacter cloacae	Sinus tract
26	F/59	Hematogenous spread	L	Polymicrobial	Sinus tract
27	F/65	Falling from a height	L	Negative	Sinus tract
28	M/3	Iatrogenic factor	R	Negative	Sinus tract
29	M/22	Falling from a height	L	Negative	Sinus tract
30	M/29	Falling from a height	L	Negative	Sinus tract
31	M/43	Falling injury	L	Negative	Sinus tract
32	M/18	Hematogenous spread	R	Negative	Sinus tract
33	M/48	Falling injury	R	Negative	Sinus tract
34	M/46	Falling from a height	R	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Sinus tract ^a

^aSinus tract + soft tissue defect

Table 2. Clinical efficacy of the included patients

			AOFAS score			VAS pain score
No.	Sex/age	Adverse events	Before surgery	1 year after surgery	2 years after surgery	Before surgery	1 year after surgery	2 years After surgery
1	M/38	Aseptic wound leakage	72	87	89	6	2	0
2	M/60	Nil	65	87	90	5	3	0
3	M/29	Nil	39	84	90	7	3	2
4	F/41	Nil	43	80	80	7	3	1
5	M/50	Aseptic wound leakage	65	87	89	6	3	2
6	M/64	Aseptic wound leakage	68	90		6	3
7	F/51	Infection relapse	58	86		6	3
8	M/52	Aseptic wound leakage	65	82	84	6	4	1
9	M/10	Aseptic wound leakage	68	90	90	6	2	1
10	M/67	Aseptic wound leakage	62	86		6	2
11	M/63	Unrelated death	72	86		5	2
12	M/45	Nil	72	89	90	6	3	1
13	F/67	Nil	82	86	87	6	4	2
14	M/53	Nil	61	84	87	6	2	1
15	M/54	Aseptic wound leakage	61	87	87	6	2	0
16	F/51	Nil	49	90	90	7	2	0
17	M/56	Nil	68	87	87	6	4	1
18	M/30	Aseptic wound leakage	65	86		6	3
19	M/20	Nil	79	90	90	4	3	0
20	M/10	Nil	51	90	90	6	2	0
21	M/33	Nil	46	84		7	3
22	M/12	Nil	73	90	90	5	2	0
23	M/25	Infection relapse	72	84	84	7	3	2
24	F/60	Infection relapse	65	85	90	5	4	2
25	M/36	Nil	81	90		4	2
26	F/59	Nil	72	84		6	2
27	F/65	Infection relapse	45	75		6	4
28	M/3	Nil	71	90		6	2
29	M/22	Aseptic wound leakage	52	78	78	6	4	2
30	M/29	Nil	56	84		6	2
31	M/43	Infection relapse	68	86		6	3
32	M/18	Aseptic wound leakage	75	90		4	2
33	M/48	Nil	58	84		5	3
34	M/46	Aseptic wound leakage	58	89		6	2

AOFAS: American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society; VAS: visual analog scale.