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Author Insights Infection Need to Know

JBJS Author Insights: Dr. Anne Bass

July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Co-author Anne R. Bass, MD discusses the new JBJS study “Periprosthetic Joint Infection Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Following Revision Total Knee

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Editor's Choice Infection Knee

Reimbursement for Revision TKA Has Not Kept Pace with Inflation

May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

I was once told that if you don’t have any cases with complications, you either aren’t operating enough or aren’t following your patients. Although we

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Editor's Choice Infection Trauma

Low Adherence to Open-Fracture Antibiotic Guidelines

April 6, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The prompt administration of prophylactic antibiotics is considered a critical component of open-fracture management. In 2011, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

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Editor's Choice Infection Trauma

Machine Learning Algorithm May Predict Postfracture Infection

March 23, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Infection after surgery to treat a tibial shaft fracture can have devastating consequences, with significant associated costs and burdens. Although research has identified general risk

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Hip Infection Knee Need to Know

Accuracy of Rapid Alpha Defensin Test Confirmed

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In June 2019, OrthoBuzz reported on the FDA approval of a rapid, lateral-flow alpha defensin test that helps detect periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) from synovial

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Infection Knee Pain Management What's New

What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery 2021

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the previous year in 13 subspecialties. Click here for a

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Infection Knee Need to Know

When Does I&D Beat 2-Stage Exchange in Second rTKA?

January 12, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

It’s hard to contemplate “conservative treatment” in the case of a revised total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) with extensive instrumentation that needs a reoperation due to

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Editor's Choice Infection Knee

Antibiotic-Laden Cement Lowers TKA-Revision Rates in US Veterans

November 19, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

We recently celebrated Veteran’s Day with the annual tradition of rightfully honoring the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces. After their

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Basic Science Editor's Choice Infection

Balancing Antibiotic Perfusion and Tourniquet Usage

November 9, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Antibiotics are an integral part of infection prophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery, and tourniquets are widely used during many of those same surgeries. The timing of

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Editor's Choice Infection Pediatrics

Detecting Pathogens in Pediatric Infections: Swab, Tissue, or Bottle?

October 23, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Identifying the pathogenic microorganism in childhood osteomyelitis and septic arthritis is essential to tailoring appropriate treatment. But the traditional methods of swab and tissue culturing

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