Smyth NA, Kennedy JG, Parvizi J, Schon LC, Aiyer AA Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Jul;26(5):591-595doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2019.07.015 Summary by: Joseph Brutico, BS Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a significant complication and accounts for nearly 80% of implant failures following total ankle replacement (TAR)1. Although several risk factors for PJI following TAR have been identified, the evidence…
Carender CN, DeMik DE, Glass NA, Noiseux NO, Brown TS, Bedard NA The Journal of Arthroplasty 2021 (In Press)DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.03.018 Summary by: Samuel Clarkson, MD Morbidly obese patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA) are known to be at an increased risk for postoperative complications including wound complications and periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). While preoperative…
Dagneaux L, Limberg AK, Osmon DR, Leung N, Berry DJ, Abdel MP Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2021; Publish Ahead of Print. doi 10.2106/JBJS.20.01825. Summary by Graham Goh The treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) commonly involves a two-stage exchange arthroplasty with a high-dose antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) spacer and organism-specific intravenous (IV) or…
Jared Warren, DO, ATC, CSCS, Hiba K. Anis, MD, Kathleen Bowers, BS, Tejbir Pannu, MD, Jesus Villa, MD, Alison K. Klika, MS, Jessica Colon-Franco, PhD, Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, and Carlos A. Higuera, MD The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 104, Issue 8, April 5, 2021DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.20.01089 Summary: Ilan Small, BS As the…
Ana I. Ribau, MD; Jamie E. Collins, PhD; Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA; Ricardo J. Sousa, MD, PhD The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 36, Issue 2, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.08.014 Summary by Serge Tzeuton, BS Staphylococcus Aureus is among the most common pathogens known to cause orthopedic infections. Staphylococcus aureus is also a common pathogen for…