Table 1: All patients diagnosed with acute osteoarticular infections.

# Age
(months)		 MRI Findings consistent with Initial
Temp
(Celsius)		 Pathogen Duration
of
antibiotic
treatment
(wks)		 LOS
(days)		 Pain scale in
ED and 24
hours after		 Duration
of NPWT
(hrs)		 Follow-up
(months)
1 62 Right hip effusion with
increased T2 signal in the
periarticular musculature.
No abscess		 36.9 No growth 4 3 8, 0 36 34
2 105 Right hip effusion 36.7 No growth 4 4 8, 0 24 24
3 93 Distal fibula osteomyelitis
with abscess		 37.4 OSSA 6 5 6, 0 58 18
4 91 Distal radius osteomyelitis
with abscess		 39 MRSA 6 6 10, 0 48 (vac 1) 67 (vac 2) 36
5 129 Distal tibia osteomyelitis
with abscess		 36.6 Staph aureus 4 7 3, 0 96 55
6 45 Left hip effusion and synovitis
consistent with septic joint		 36.8 Propionibacterium acnes 4 5 7, 0 66 94
7 136 Distal femur osteomyelitis with
abscess and ingrown big toe		 39.3 MRSA 6 9 10, 0 48 (vac 1) 48 (vac 2) 12
8 143 Septic knee with osteomyelitis
femur with abscess		 38.3 MRSA 12 23 5, 0

48 (vac 1)

48 (vac 2)

72 (vac 3)

168 (vac 4)

96 (vac 5)

 54
9 90 Septic hip 40.6 MSSA 4 8 4, 0

48 (vac 1)

72 (vac 2)

 16
10 79 Septic hip with femoral osteomyelitis with abscess 37.8 No growth 4 4 3, 0 61 24
11 117 Proximal tibia osteomyelitis 40 MRSA 6 15 n/a

72 (vac 1)

48 (vac 2)

48 (vac 3)

 19
12 85 Tibia osteomyelitis 36.6 Staph aureus 6 4 0, 0 48 12
13 4 Septic Hip, femoral osteomyelitis with abscess;
right ankle effusion; no osteomyelitis		 38.2 No growth 6 12 n/a 48 58
14 39 Septic right hip 36.8 No growth 4 4 2, 0

24 (vac 1)

72 (vac 2)

 61
15 187 Septic arthritis metatarsal phalangeal joint and
Osteomyelitis 2nd metatarsal with abscess		 36.6 MSSA 6 8 0, 0 48 12
16 5 Septic knee 38.0 Strep pneumoniae 4 6 n/a 73 12
17 129 Distal tibia abscess, osteomyelitis
of medial malleolus		 37 MRSA 6 5 1, 0

48 (vac 1)

48 (vac 2)

 18
18 132 Right distal tibia osteomyelitis
with septic ankle		 36.8 Staph aureus 6 5 7, 0 55 10

*MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Temp: Temperature; MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; MSSA: Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus; OSSA: Oxacillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus; LOS: Length-of-Stay.