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Editor's Choice Hip Infection Knee

Diagnosing Infection in “Dry” Prosthetic Joints

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Despite a bevy of research and intense clinical focus, definitively diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) remains a major challenge in many patients. There is no

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Hip Infection Knee

FDA Approves Rapid Alpha-Defensin Test for PJI

June 3, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The US FDA has approved the Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit for helping detect periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in the synovial fluid of

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Editor's Choice Hip Infection Knee

Diagnosing PJI: When The “Urine Dipstick” Outperforms Conventional Labs

April 18, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Despite what seems like a new, high-quality study being published on the topic every week or so, orthopaedic surgeons still have an extremely hard time

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Hip Infection Knee

Extended Oral Antibiotics May Cut PJI Risk When Risk Factors Aren’t Modifiable

December 21, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) create a significant burden for patients, surgeons, and healthcare systems. That is why so much research has gone into how best

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January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Next-generation sequencing is a well-established technique for sequencing of DNA and has recently gained attention in many fields of medicine. http://bit.ly/2mQfMjq  #JBJSInfographics

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