Table 1: Characteristics of the Patients

Patient #	Age	Sex	Clinical Diagnosis of Infection	Open Fracture	Local Superficial Infection	Non Union	Previous Antibiotic Therapy	Pain Location	Cause of Nail Removal
1	42	F	No	No	No	Yes	No	Other zone	Non union surgery
2	40	M	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Fracture focus	Other
3	41	M	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Other zone	Pain
4	75	F	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Other zone	Infection
5	78	F	No	No	No	No	No	Fracture focus	Pain
6	59	M	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Other zone	Pain
7	40	F	No	No	Yes	No	No	Fracture focus	Pain
8	85	F	No	No	No	Yes	No	Fracture focus	Non union surgery
9	58	F	No	No	No	No	No	Other zone	Pain
10	29	F	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Fracture focus	Infection
11	49	F	No	No	No	No	No	Other zone	Pain
12	35	M	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Fracture focus	Non union surgery
13	27	M	No	No	No	No	No	No	Other
14	64	M	No	No	No	No	No	Other zone	Pain
15	89	F	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Fracture focus	Infection
16	36	M	No	No	No	No	No	No	Other
17	43	M	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Fracture focus	Infection
18	16	F	No	No	No	No	Yes	Fracture focus	Pain
19	53	M	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Fracture focus	Pain
20	47	M	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Other
21	24	M	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Fracture focus	Infection
22	53	F	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Other zone	Other
23	38	M	No	No	No	No	No	Other zone	Pain
24	52	M	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Fracture focus	Non union surgery
25	47	F	No	Yes	No	No	No	Other zone	Pain
26	75	F	No	No	No	No	No	No	Other
27	75	F	Yes	No	No	No	No	Other zone	Pain
28	61	F	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Fracture focus	Pain
29	32	M	No	No	No	No	No	No	Other
30	24	M	No	No	No	No	No	Other zone	Pain
31	74	F	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Infection