Table 1: Correlation of preoperative diagnosis, intraoperative diagnosis (based on the macroscopic findings) and HOES (1 = no signs of infection, 2 = acute infection, 3 = chronically florid infection, 4 = chronic infection, 5 = calmed infection)
Abbreviations: AOM = acute osteomyelitis; ECOM = exacerbated chronic osteomyelitis; COM = chronic osteomyelitis)