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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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Knee Uncategorized What's New

What’s New in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery 2022

January 26, 2022January 25, 2022 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies from the orthopaedic literature during the previous year in 14 subspecialty areas. This month, co-author

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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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Hip Infection Need to Know

More Data on Periprosthetic Hip Infections

March 24, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Among >100,000 total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients ≥55 years of age whose data resides in a Canadian arthroplasty database, the 15-year cumulative incidence of periprosthetic

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Hip Infection Knee What's New

What’s New in Musculoskeletal Infection 2019

August 1, 2019August 13, 2019 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

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Infection Knee

Failure Factors after 1-Stage Exchange TKA

June 24, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Prior to performing a primary total joint arthroplasty, patient optimization is both possible and recommended. However, when a patient with a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)

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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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