Paper of the Week

Andrew L. Foster, Willemijn Boot, Valentina Stenger, Matteo D’Este, Anjali Jaiprakash, David Eglin, Stephan Zeiter, Robert G. Richards, Thomas F. Moriarty J Orthop Res. 2021; 39: 438– 448doi: 10.1002/jor.24949 Summary by Kristen Nicholson PhD Orthopedic device-related infection (ODRI), which includes periprosthetic joint and fracture-related infections often require subsequent surgical procedures and a long course of antibiotic therapy. Local antimicrobial…

Brian C. Chung, BS, Gabriel J. Bouz, MD, Cory K. Mayfield, MD, Haley Nakata, MD, Alexander B. Christ, MD, Daniel A. Oakes, MD, Jay R. Lieberman, MD, and Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, May 27, 2021doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.00045 Summary by Justin A. Magnuson, BA Preoperative opioid use has been associated…

Marco D. Burkhard, MD; Ruben Loretz, MD; Ilker Uçkay, MD; David E. Bauer, MD; Michael Betz, MD; Mazda Farshad, MD, MPH The Spine Journal 2021; (3):370-376DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.10.015 Summary by Gregory R. Toci, BS Revision surgery following spinal fusion is not uncommon, and pseudarthrosis has been reported as the indication in over 40% of revision procedures.1…

Carlson VR, Anderson LA, Lu CC, Sauer BC, Blackburn BE, Gililland JM J Arthroplasty. 2021;36(7):2546-2550. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.02.025 Summary by Mohammad S Abdelaal MD, MSc Multiple studies have identified inflammatory arthropathy (IA) as an independent risk factor for prosthetic joint infection (PJI), particularly following total knee arthroplasty[1,2]. One hypothesis postulates that the continued use of pharmacologic…

He, Yu-Kun MM; Li, Hui-Zi MD; Lu, Hua-Ding MD, PhD Medicine: July 2019 – Volume 98 – Issue 28 – p e16287doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016287 Summary by: Khoa Tran, BA Intraoperative blood loss is a major concern in spine surgery due to the stripping of skeletal muscle and cancellous bone exposure. To avoid perioperative anemia, 8% to…