%0 Journal Article %T Outcomes and Risk Factors for Polymicrobial Posttraumatic Osteomyelitis %A Alceu Gomes Chueire %A Juliana Arruda de Matos %A Luciana Souza Jorge %A Marcelo Arruda Nakazone %A Maria Gabriele L. Oliveira %A Mauro Jos¨¦ Costa Salles %A Patr¨ªcia Silva Fucuta %J Journal of Bone and Joint Infection %D 2018 %R 10.7150/jbji.22566 %X Background: We hypothesized that polymicrobial posttraumatic osteomyelitis (PTO) may be associated with worse outcomes when compared to monomicrobial PTO. We therefore attempted to show the outcomes and predisposing factors associated with polymicrobial PTO. %K Chronic osteomyelitis %K polymicrobial infection %K monomicrobial infection %K posttraumatic osteomyelitis %K risk factors %K Staphylococcus aureus %U http://www.jbji.net/v03p0020.htm