Frequency and percentage of successful and unsuccessful curing of infections in the 2 largest treatment groups.
| Outcome at 2 y After Surgery | Deformity, n (%) | Degenerative Disease, n (%) | Relative Risk (95% CI) | P Value |
| Infection cured with debridement | 5 (55.6) | 17 (94.4) | 1.70 (0.94, 3.08) | 0.030 |
| Infection cured with hardware removal/replacement | 3 (33.3) | 1 (5.6) | 0.15 (0.02, 0.98) | 0.030 |
| Treatment failure (antimicrobial suppression failed or death occurred) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0) |