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Infection What's New

What’s New in Musculoskeletal Infection 2022 

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Recent studies on periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and other topics are presented in the JBJS Guest Editorial “What’s New in Musculoskeletal Infection.” Here, we spotlight

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Basic Science Infection Need to Know

New Study Provides Vital Clue to Drug-Resistant Bacteria

April 17, 2022April 15, 2022 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Surgical site infections (SSIs) can be devastating complications for orthopaedic patients. A new study published in Nature advances our understanding of drug-resistant pathogens that can

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Antibiotic Stewardship Orthopaedic Care
Editor's Choice Hip Infection Knee

Antibiotic Stewardship in Orthopaedic Care 

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

All orthopaedic surgeons must carefully decide on which prophylactic antibiotic to prescribe when a patient or a young patient’s parent reports an allergy to penicillin.

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Hardware Removal Surgeons Beware
Editor's Choice Foot and Ankle Hand and Wrist Infection Pediatrics Sports Medicine Trauma

Hardware Removal: Surgeons Beware 

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The removal of metal fixation devices (hardware removal) is one of the 10 most frequently performed surgical procedures in orthopaedics. To the surgeon with limited experience, these procedures can appear to be straightforward and

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Mass Spectrometry
Basic Science Editor's Choice Infection

PJI: Exploring the Diagnostic Potential of Mass Spectrometry 

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a challenging complication in orthopaedics. These infections are often related to low-virulence organisms, and the search for reliable diagnostic tests continues to be paramount. Joint aspiration has been a starting point for

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Alternative Antibiotics Bone Cement
Basic Science Editor's Choice Infection

In Pursuit of Alternative Antibiotics for Use in PMMA Bone Cement

September 15, 2021October 18, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

  The incorporation of antibiotics within polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has been widely used over recent decades for managing infection following skeletal trauma. Early research helped to

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infection
Infection What's New

What’s New in Musculoskeletal Infection 2021

July 29, 2021October 18, 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 14 subspecialties. Click

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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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