Recurrence of chronic posttraumatic bone infection: Risk factors analysis

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic post-traumatic osteomyelitis; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN71648577
• Lead Sponsor: Fundação Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-18
• Last Update Posted: 27 November 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Older than 12 years of age
2. At least one year of follow-up after the surgical procedures
3. Diagnosed with chronic osteomyelitis
4. Complete medical records
5. Osteomyelitis was defined based upon the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) guidelines
6. Patients in remission of infection when there was absence of clinical, laboratory, or radiological signs of infection evaluated during the last medical visit (minimum of one year of follow-up), and in cases in which there was no need for reoperation or administration of an extra course of antibiotic therapy for the same site of infection following the end of therapy
7. Treatment failure or recurrent infection was defined as infection at the same site that had been previously controlled and required reoperation and/or a second complete course of parenteral antibiotic therapy

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosed with a previous history of infection at the same site
2. Incomplete medical records

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified