Paper of the week: Large variations in clinical antibiotic activity against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms of periprosthetic joint infection isolates. Mandell JB, Orr S, Koch J, Nourie B, Ma D, Bonar DD, Shah N, Urish KL. J Orthop Res. 2019 Mar 27. doi: 10.1002/jor.24291 Summary by Dr Sreeram Penna In this study researchers assessed the efficacy…
Paper of the week: Modifiable Factors as Current Smoking, Hypoalbumin, and Elevated Fasting Blood Glucose Level Increased the SSI Risk Following Elderly Hip Fracture Surgery. Ma T, Lu K, Song L, Wang D, Ning S, Chen Z, Wu Z. J Invest Surg. 2019 Mar 19:1-9. doi: 10.1080/08941939.2018.1556364. Summary by Dr Sreeram Penna Aim of this…
Paper of the week: Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Single Dose Is as Effective as Multiple Doses. Tan TL, Shohat N, Rondon AJ, Foltz C, Goswami K, Ryan SP, Seyler TM, Parvizi J. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Mar 6;101(5):429-437. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.00336. Summary by Dr. Sreeram Penna This study is a…
ICM document Spanish translation is completed. It is available online at the following link. ICM document Spanish translation
Dear Delegates, For those of you who may be attending the AAOS next week, we wanted to let you know that copies of the ICM book will be distributed during the ICM symposium to be held on Thursday 6-7:30 PM at Titan Room Venetian(sponsored by Convatec) and also another symposium on the same day from…