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August 31, 2021

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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August 10, 2021

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Paper of the Week: Association of Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c and Body Mass Index with Wound Infection Rate in Spinal Surgery

Miner Ross, MD, MPH, Sudarshan Iyer, Kenneth R. Gundle, MD, Donald A. Ross, MD Int J Spine Surg published online 20 July 2021doi: 10.14444/8104 Summary by Kyle Plusch, BA Diabetes…

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August 3, 2021

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Paper of the Week: A Randomized Trial of Static and Articulating Spacers for the Treatment of Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Nahhas CR, Chalmers PN, Parvizi J, Sporer SM, Berend KR, Moric M, Chen AF, Austin MS, Deirmengian GK, Morris MJ, Della Valle CJ J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 May…

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