Treatment of Sternoclavicular Joint Osteomyelitis with Debridement and Delayed Resection with Muscle Flap Coverage Improves Outcomes

Table 1

Patient and sternoclavicular joint osteomyelitis characteristics.

	𝑛=12
Age, (y) mean ± SD	58±11
Male, 𝑛 (%)	8 (67)
Ethnicity, 𝑛 (%)
Caucasian	7 (58)
African American	1 (8)
Hispanic	4 (33)
	𝑛=11
Comorbidities, 𝑛 (%)
HTN	8 (73)
BMI > 30	7 (64)
DM	6 (55)
Smoker	5 (45)
CAD	4 (36)
Sleep apnea	4 (36)
Hyperlipidemia	4 (36)
Cancer	3 (27)
ESRD	2 (18)
CVA	2 (18)
	𝑛=12
Cause, 𝑛 (%)
Catheter	7 (58)
Infection at distant site	1 (8)
Skin biopsy	1 (8)
Unknown	3 (25)
	𝑛=12
Organism, 𝑛 (%)
Staphylococcus aureus	8 (67)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	2 (17)
Group B Streptococcus	1 (8)
E. coli	1 (8)

BMIL: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; CVA: history of cerebrovascular accident (stroke); DM: diabetes mellitus; ESRD: end-stage renal disease; HTN: hypertension; 𝑛: number of patients; SD: standard deviation.