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Brenton P. Johns, MBBS, Mark R. Loewenthal, MBBS, MMedSci, FRACP, Joshua S. Davis, MBBS, DTM&H, PhD, FRACP, David C. Dewar, MBBS, PhD, FRACS, FAOrthoA The Journal of Arthroplasty 35.12 (2020): 3716 – 3723DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.039 PMID: 32713724 Summary by Stephen DiMaria, BS Periprosthetic joint infection is a disastrous complication that can follow total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with…

Long, Dustin R. MD; Bryson-Cahn, Chloe MD; Pergamit, Ronald MPA; Tavolaro, Celeste MD; Saigal, Rajiv MD, PhD, MSc; Chan, Jeannie D. PharmD, MPH; Lynch, John B. MD, MPH SPINE: February 1, 2021 – Volume 46 – Issue 3 – p 143-151doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003603 Summary by Kristen Nicholson, PhD Current infection prevention measures in spine surgery predominantly…

Daniel B. Buchalter, David J. Kirby, Greg M. Teo, Richard Iorio, Vinay K. Aggarwal, William J. Long Journal of Arthroplasty. Volume 36, Issue 1doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.07.064. Summary by Donghoon Lee, BS Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) affects nearly 1% of all total knee arthroplasty (TKA) cases, and remains a significant cause of morbidity in this population.1 Any…

Mikko T. Ovaska, MD, PhD; Rami Madanat, MD, PhD; Tatu J Makinen, MD, PhD Foot Ankle Int. 2016 Apr;37(4):401-6. Doi: 10.1177/1071100715609182 Epub: 2016 Feb 1 Summary by Daniel O. Corr, BS Open malleolar ankle fractures present challenges to orthopedic surgeons in the postoperative setting. Although most open malleolar fracture wounds can be closed primarily after…

N. D. Clement, A. J. Hall, N. S. Makaram, P. G. Robinson, R. F. L. Patton, M. Moran, G. J. Macpherson, A. D. Duckworth, P. J. Jenkins Bone Joint J 2020 Dec;102-B (12):1774-1781PMID: 33249904 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B12.BJJ-2020-1395.R2 Summary by Ali Omari, MD The SARS-2-CoV pandemic has had a profound impact on healthcare and society in general. In an…