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We performed a retrospective review of 111 patients who were treated with ACCINs between January 2014 and December 2020. In our series, 87.4% (n = 97) of patients achieved healed and uninfected bone or stable arthrodesis at a mean follow-up of 29.2 months (range, 6\u201393 months). Additionally, 69.1% (n = 67) of healed patients were resolved after only one procedure, and the remainder (30.9%, n = 30) healed after one or more additional procedures. The mean number of additional procedures was 2.1 (range, 1\u20136 additional procedures). The overall limb salvage rate was 93.7% (n = 104). The majority of the total cohort were successfully treated in only one surgery. 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