Clinical Study

Candy Closure Technique for Chronic Open Infective Lateral Malleolus Bursitis

Table 1

This table shows detailed patient data.

No.SexAgeWound durationCausePast medical historyPre-op managementwound sizecultureOp timeHealing time(weeks)Follow-up(months)Recovery time of ankle joint ROMLast status

1M4119 weeksInfective lateral malleolar bursitisHBV carrier, DM CKDDebridement & Irrigation22cmCorynebacterium minutissimum30min4124healing

2M5710 weeksInfective lateral malleolar bursitisDMDebridement & Irrigation22cmNo growth30min4123healing

3F577 weeksUlcer type bursitisDM, CKD, MICurettage1.52cmProteus mirabilis1hr465Recurrence

4M724 weeksInfective lateral malleolar bursitisDM, HTN, CVADebridement & Irrigation1.52cmPseudomonas aeruginosa1hr4484healing

5M724 weeksInfective lateral malleolar bursitisDM, HTN, CVADebridement & Irrigation22cmPseudomonas aeruginosa30min4484healing

6M732 yearsInfective lateral malleolar bursitisDM, HTNDebridement & Irrigation22cmCoagulase negative staphylococcus1hr8486healing

7M683 yearsInfective lateral malleolar bursitisDM, HTN, CKDDebridement & Irrigation22cmMSSA30min4404healing

8M581 yearUlcer type bursitisParaplegiaCurettage1.52cmNo growth1hr4124healing

9M741 yearInfective lateral malleolar bursitisDM, HTNDebridement & Irrigation1.51.5cmEnterococcus faecalis-Group D1hrNot healed4Follow up lossFollow up loss

Op: operation, CVA: cerebral vascular accident, DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, CKD: chronic renal disease, HBV: hepatitis B virus, MI: myocardial infarction, ATA: anterior tibial artery, PTA: posterior tibial artery, ASO; atherosclerotic obliterans, MSSA: methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, and ROM: range of motion.