Inflammatory response in confirmed non-diabetic foot and ankle infections: A case series with normal inflammatory markers

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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2023; 14(3): 136-145
Published online Mar 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i3.136

Table 1 Distribution of included patients as regards different presentations and preceding history of surgical risk factor

Diagnosis	No	Surgery related	Not surgery related
OM foot	7	1	6
OM ankle	11	10	1
Septic arthritis ankle	5	0	5
Postsurgical wound infection	2	2	0

OM: Osteomyelitis.

Table 2 Patient demographics, index procedures and microbiological diagnosis for those 4 patients with normal inflammatory markers

No.	Diagnosis	Procedure	Gender	Age (years)	Surgery-infection interval (months)	Isolated organism
Case 1	OM 1^st metatarsal	SCARF and Akin osteotomy for hallux valgus	Female	46	22	MSSA and corynebacterium
Case 2	OM distal fibula	ORIF lateral malleolus fracture	Female	54	5	MSSA and Coagulase-ve Staphylococcus
Case 3	OM ankle	ORIF medial malleolus fracture	Female	56	5	MSSA
Case 4	OM 5^th metatarsal	ORIF 5^th metatarsal fracture	Male	48	2	MSSA

OM: Osteomyelitis; ORIF: Open reduction and internal fixation; MSSA: Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.

Citation: Ahmed AH, Ahmed S, Barakat A, Mangwani J, White H. Inflammatory response in confirmed non-diabetic foot and ankle infections: A case series with normal inflammatory markers. World J Orthop 2023; 14(3): 136-145
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v14.i3.136