Jason M Jennings, Todd M Miner, Roseann M Johnson, Aviva K Pollet, Anna C Brady, Douglas A Dennis Am J Infect Control. 2021 Oct 2; S0196-6553(21)00640-4doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.09.020 Summary by Farideh Najafi, MD Many modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors increase infection rates after joint arthroplasty surgeries. One of the important modifiable risk factors is the operating…
Bettencourt, J. W., Wyles, C. C., Fruth, K. M., Osmon, D. R., Hanssen, A. D., Berry, D. J., & Abdel, M. P. JBJS, 103(18), 1685-1693, 2021doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.01678 Summary by Nareena Imam, BA Rates of same-joint periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with a history of septic arthritis of the native…
Chisari E, Yacovelli S, Goswami K, Shohat N, Woloszyn P, Parvizi J. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2021;36(8):2942-2945.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.03.006 Summary by Saad Tarabichi MD Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication and a significant cause of implant failure after total joint arthroplasty (TJA).1 Recent studies demonstrate that PJI incurs substantial costs to patients while…
Ben Parkinson MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Peter McEwen MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Matthew Wilkinson MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Kaushik Hazratwala MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Jorgen Hellman B.med, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Heng Khan MBBS, Andrew McLean MBBS, Yash Panwar MBBS, Kenji Doma PhD, BSpExcSci(Hons), MClinExPhys(Rehab), CSCS, AEP, NSCAM, ESSAM, Andrea Grant BSpExSci Clin Orthop Relat Res….
Gagan Grewal MD, Teja Polisetty BS, Andrew Boltuch DO, Ryan Colley DO, Raul Tapia MD, Jonathan C. Levy MD Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Volume 30, Issue 8, August 2021, Pages 1827-1833)DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2021.03.144 Summary by Anya T. Hall, BS Cutibacterium acnes is an anaerobic, lipophilic bacterium that is the most commonly identified cause of…