TABLE 1

Clinical Findings in 11 Patients

Age (y)	Clinical findings	Sedimentation rate (mm/h)	Culture
66	Osteomyelitis, right fifth distal phalanx	109	Mixed*
69	Osteomyelitis, first metatarsal, right foot	120	MRSA
53	Osteomyelitis, left great toe	119	Mixed
77	Osteomyelitis, proximal phalanx, left second toe	89	MRSA
67	Osteomyelitis, left foot	102	Pseudomonas, staph
50	Treated osteomyelitis, right great toe	31	S. aureus
44	Left ankle fusion	28	Enterococcus, pseudomonas
72	Recurrent osteomyelitis	29	MRSA
43	History of tibial fracture, treated osteomyelitis, right tibia	3	Not done
75	Osteomyelitis, right foot	79	MRSA
39	Puncture wound, right thumb	Not done	Not done