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July 8, 2020

Paper of the Week: Tranexamic Acid Reduces the Rate of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Aseptic Revision Arthroplasty

Mitchell R. Klement, MD, Fortunato G. Padua, MD, William T. Li, BS, Max Detweiler, BS, and Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. DOI…

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June 30, 2020

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Paper of the Week: Risk of Infection in Trigger Finger Release Surgery Following Corticosteroid Injection

Jonas L. Matzon, MD, Cory Lebowitz, DO, Jack G. Graham, BS, Ludovico Lucenti, MD, Kevin F. Lutsky, MD, Pedro K. Beredjiklian, MD The Journal of Hand Surgery vol. 45,4 (2020): 310-316.doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.01.007…

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June 23, 2020

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Paper of the Week: A Novel Adjunct Indicator of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Platelet Count and Mean Platelet Volume

Paziuk T, Rondon AJ, Goswami K, Tan TL, Parvizi J. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2020 Mar 1;35(3):836–9. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.10.012 Summary by Mohammad S. Abdelaal MD, MSc Investigation of prosthetic joint…

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June 16, 2020

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Paper of the Week: 2020 Mark Coventry Award: Microorganism-directed oral antibiotics reduce the rate of failure due to further infection after two-stage revision hip or knee arthroplasty for chronic infection: a multicentre randomized controlled trial at a minimum of two years

JaeWon Yang, Javad Parvizi, Erik N. Hansen, Chris N. Culvern, John C. Segreti, Timothy Tan, Curtis W. Hartman, Scott M. Sporer, Craig J. Della Valle, The Knee Society Research Group…

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June 9, 2020

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Paper of the Week: Characteristics and Early Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection in Fracture Patients

Mi B, Chen L, Xiong Y, Xue H, Zhou W, Liu G. Characteristics and Early Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection in Fracture Patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020;102(9):750‐758. doi:10.2106/JBJS.20.00390 Summary…

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