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September 15, 2020

Paper of the Week: Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Who Have Multiple Prostheses in Place: What Should Be Done with the Silent Prosthetic Joints

George A Komnos, Jorge Manrique, Karan Goswami, Timothy L Tan, Camilo Restrepo, Matthew B Sherman, Javad Parvizi The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 102 Issue 13 p1160-1168, 2020DOI:…

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September 9, 2020

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Dual Surgical Setup May Improve Infection Control Rate of Debridement and Implant Retention Procedures for Periprosthetic Infections of the Hip and Knee

Katakam, A., Melnic, C. M., & Bedair, H. S. The Journal of Arthroplasty Volume 35 p.2590-2594.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2020.04.068 Summary by: Nura Gouda B.S. The authors of this retrospective study explored the…

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September 1, 2020

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Paper of the Week: Incidence of Surgical Site Infection After Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Zhou J, Wang R, Huo X, Xiong W, Kang L, Xue Y. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020;45(3):208-216.doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000003218 Summary by Jennifer Z. Mao, MBA Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common,…

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August 28, 2020

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Paper of the Week: Infection After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A High Risk of Subsequent Complications

Hernandez NM, Petis SM, Hanssen AD, Sierra RJ, Abdel MP, Pagnano MW. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019;477(1):70-77. doi:10.1097/CORR.0000000000000372 Summary By Amer Haffar, BS Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a suitable…

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August 18, 2020

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Paper of the Week: Arthroscopic Versus Open Treatment for Acute Septic Arthritis of the Knee in Children

Johns, Brenton MBBS; Loewenthal, Mark MBBS, MMed Sci, FRACP; Ho, Eric MBBS, FRACS, FRCS; Dewar, David MBBS, BMed Sci, FRACS The Pediatric infectious disease journal 37.5 (2018): 413-418.DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001795; PMID: 28945678…

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