Paper of the week: Stopping antibiotics after surgical amputation in diabetic foot and ankle infections-A daily practice cohort. Rossel A, Lebowitz D, Gariani K, Abbas M, Kressmann B, Assal M, Tscholl P, Stafylakis D, Uçkay I. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2019 Feb 6;2(2): e00059. doi: 10.1002/edm2.59. eCollection 2019 Apr. Summary by Dr. Sreeram Penna This is…
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Paper of the week: Percutaneous CT guided bone biopsy for suspected osteomyelitis: Diagnostic yield and impact on patient’s treatment change and recovery. Hoang D, Fisher S, Oz OK, La Fontaine J, Chhabra A. Eur J Radiol. 2019 May;114:85-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.01.032. Summary by Dr. Sreeram Penna This retrospective audit was done to assess the utility of…
Paper of the week: Risk factors associated with periprosthetic joint infection after total elbow arthroplasty. Somerson JS, Boylan MR, Hug KT, Naziri Q, Paulino CB, Huang JI. Shoulder Elbow. 2019 Apr;11(2):116-120. doi: 10.1177/1758573217741318. Summary by Dr Sreeram Penna This is a retrospective registry study of patients who had total elbow arthroplasty (TEA). Data was obtained…