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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Summary of the data on the patients included in this study

From: Knee arthrodesis with the Ilizarov external fixator as treatment for septic failure of knee arthroplasty

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

L

M

N

O

P

Q

67

F

Rheumatoid arthritis

SX

No

Staphylococcus aureus

YES

4B L-S

2

NO

3

Healed

8

None

−4 cm

57

F

Osteoarthritis

DX

Yes (one revision TKA)

Staphylococcus epidermidis ,Staphylococcus aureus ,Enterococcus

YES

4B L-S

2

NO

8

Healed

24

Small fistula (after 16 months)

−6 cm

51

M

Tubercular arthropathy

SX

Yes (one revision TKA)

Staphylococcus agalactiae ,Staphylococcus epidermidis ,Staphylococcus haemolyticus

NO

4B L-S

2

NO

8

Healed

6

Thrombo-phlebitis

−2 cm

80

F

Osteoarthritis

DX

Yes (one revision TKA)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

NO

4B S

2

NO

3

Healed

50

None

−4 cm

55

M

Osteoarthritis

DX

No

Not isolated

NO

4B S

2

NO

5

Not healed

6

Intolerance

70

F

Osteoarthritis

SX

No

Staphylococcus epidermidis

YES

4B L-S

3

YES

7

Not healed

Nonunion

64

F

Posttraumatic osteoarthritis

DX

No

Staphylococcus aureus

YES

4B L-S

2

NO

5

Healed

8

None

−4 cm

48

M

Posttraumatic osteoarthritis

SX

No

Staphylococcus epidermidis

YES

4B L

2

NO

8

Healed

28

None

−3 cm

70

F

Osteoarthritis

SX

Yes (one revision TKA)

Not isolated

NO

4B S

2

NO

2

Not healed

6

Intolerance

74

M

Osteoarthritis

DX

No

Not isolated

YES

4B L-S

3

YES

16

Healed

15

None

−3 cm

70

F

Osteoarthritis

DX

No

Not isolated

YES

4B L-S

3

YES

6

Healed

66

None

−5 cm

65

M

Posttraumatic osteoarthritis

DX

No

Staphylococcus epidermidis ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa

YES

4B L-S

3

YES

14

Healed

101

None

−6 cm

64

F

Osteoarthritis

SX

No

Enterococcus faecalis

YES

4B L

3

YES

12

Healed

17

None

−6 cm

73

F

Osteoarthritis

DX

Yes (two revisions TKA)

Streptococcus ,Staphylococcus epidermidis

YES

4B L-S

3

YES

20 (2 attempts)

Not healed

24

Nonunion

26

M

Posttraumatic osteoarthritis

SX

No

Staphylococcus epidermidis

NO

4B L

3

NO

18

Healed

32

Limb shortening

0 cm

66

M

Osteoarthritis

SX

No

Enterococcus ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa

NO

4B S

2

NO

4

Healed

8

None

−3 cm

70

M

Pigmented villinodular synovitis arthropathy

SX

No

Staphylococcus, aureus ,Staphylococcus epidermidis ,Enterococcus

YES

4B L-S

2

NO

16

Healed

82

None

−4 cm

  1. A age at fusion, B sex, C initial diagnosis, D side, E revision, F bacteria, G fistula, H Cierny–Mader classification, I Engh classification, L cement spacer, M mean time to fusion (months), N result ,O follow-up (months), P problems/obstacles/complications, Q limb shortness (centimeters)