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September 14, 2021

Paper of the Week: Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder in Operatively Treated High-risk Tibia Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) JAMA Surg. 2021;156(5):e207259. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.7259 Summary by: John Hayden Sonnier, MS Infection after fracture fixation is a major issue in orthopedics that presents a…

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September 7, 2021

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Paper of the Week: Do We Need to Wait 3 Months After Corticosteroid Injections to Reduce the Risk of Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty?

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…

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August 31, 2021

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Paper of the Week: Poor performance of open incisional biopsy for the microbiological diagnosis of periprosthetic knee joint infection

Jan Schwarze, Burkhard Moellenbeck, Georg Gosheger, Tom Schmidt-Braekling, Lukas Lampe, Sebastian Klingebiel, Thomas Ackmann & Christoph Theil Sci Rep 11, 10989 (2021)10.1038/s41598-021-90475-1 Summary by Nicholas Siegel, BS Periprosthetic joint (PJI) infection…

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August 24, 2021

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Paper of the Week: The Incidence And Incubation Period of False-Positive Culture Results in Shoulder Surgery

Tyler R. McCarroll, MD, Ryan R. Jaggers, MD, Robert A. Cagle, MD, Thomas E. Davis, MD, PhD, Brenda L. Easton, LPN, Chris T. Curless, MHA, ATC, LAT, Gary W. Misamore,…

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August 17, 2021

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Paper of the Week: Which International Consensus Meeting Preoperative Minor Criteria is the Most Accurate Marker for the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?

Levent A, Neufeld ME, Piakong P, Lausmann C, Gehrke T, Citak M. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jun 30:S0883-5403(21)00590-8doi 10.1016/j.arth.2021.06.030 Summary by Alayna Vaughan, BA Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) after total knee…

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