Paper of the Week: Resuming Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines Developed by the International Consensus Group (ICM)

Ben Parkinson MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Peter McEwen MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Matthew Wilkinson MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Kaushik Hazratwala MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Jorgen Hellman B.med, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Heng Khan MBBS, Andrew McLean MBBS, Yash Panwar MBBS, Kenji Doma PhD, BSpExcSci(Hons), MClinExPhys(Rehab), CSCS, AEP, NSCAM, ESSAM, Andrea Grant BSpExSci Clin Orthop Relat Res….

Peng-Fei Qu, MD, Rui Li, MD, Chi Xu, MD, Wei Chai, MD, Hao Li, MD, Jun Fu, MD, and Ji-Ying Chen, MD The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 102, Issue 17, pe 99, September 2, 2020DOI: 10.2106/ JBJS.20.00057 Summary: Ilan Small, BS Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) relies upon blood inflammatory markers,…

Sarah Bhattacharjee, Sara Wallace, MD, Hue H. Luu, MD, Lewis L. Shi, MD, Michael J. Lee, MD, Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: July 15, 2021 – Vol 29 – Issue 14 – p e714-e721doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00850 Summary by Arun Kanhere, MD Intra-articular corticosteroid injections (CI) are a common non-surgical…

Ana I. Ribau, MD; Jamie E. Collins, PhD; Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA; Ricardo J. Sousa, MD, PhD The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 36, Issue 2, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.08.014 Summary by Serge Tzeuton, BS Staphylococcus Aureus is among the most common pathogens known to cause orthopedic infections. Staphylococcus aureus is also a common pathogen for…