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December 8, 2020

Paper of the Week: Irrigation and Debridement with Chronic Antibiotic Suppression Is as Effective as 2-Stage Exchange in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty with Extensive Instrumentation

Barry JJ, Geary MB, Riesgo AM, Odum SM, Fehring TK, Springer BD J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Oct 20.doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.00240PMID: 33079900 Summary by: Clay Townsend, BS Periprosthetic joint infection…

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December 1, 2020

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Paper of the week: Lack of Humoral Immunity Against Glucosaminidase Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis

Stephen L Kates, John R Owen, Christopher A Beck, Chao Xie, Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan, John L Daiss, Edward M Schwarz. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery November 4, 2020; 102…

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November 17, 2020

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Paper of the Week: Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Effects on Postoperative Infection and Surgical Site Complication After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Redfern RE, Cameron-Ruetz C, O'Drobinak SK, Chen JT, Beer KJ The Journal of Arthroplasty 32 (2017): 3333-3339DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.06.019. Summary by: Joseph Brutico, BS While the incidence of periprosthetic joint infection…

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November 10, 2020

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Paper of the Week: Risk of Periprosthetic Infection Following Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injections After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Roecker Z, Quinlan ND, Browne, JA, Werner BC The Journal of Arthroplasty 35 (2020): 1090-1094DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.11.017 Summary by: Samuel Clarkson, MD Intraarticular corticosteroid injections are commonly used in the nonoperative…

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November 3, 2020

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Paper of the Week: A Second Surgical Debridement for Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infections Should Not Be Discarded

Wouthuyzen-Bakker M, Löwik CAM, Ploegmakers JJW, Knobben BAS, Dijkstra B, de Vries AJ, Mithoe G, Kampinga G, Zijlstra WP, Jutte PC; Northern Infection Network Joint Arthroplasty (NINJA) J Arthroplasty. 2020…

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