Support for physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent transmission of COVID-19

. 2020 June 1;():. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31142-9

No difference in infection rate between compression vs. elevation protocol in ankle ORIF

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2018 Dec;44(6):947-956. doi: 10.1007/s00068-017-0892-5

OTA 2019: Topical vancomycin decreases the likelihood for gram+ infections in fracture surgery

OTA 2019: Change in infection rates over past four decades in patients with open tibia fractures

OTA 2019: Time to irrigation does not independently increase the risk of infection in open fractures

OTA 2019: Open fractures treated with vac dressing at higher risk of infection and lower HRQoL

No difference in infection risk with single vs. multidose antibiotics in orthopedic implant surgery

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Jul;477(7):1577-1590.

COA/ICORS2019: Topical vancomycin inferior to intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis in TKA

No difference in wound appearance or infection rate between iNPWT and standard dressings in TJA

J Arthroplasty. 2019 Apr;34(4):723-728. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.12.008

AAOS2019: Betadine lavage superior to placebo for reducing infection risk in aseptic revision TJA

AAOS2019: iNPWT vs. standard care in lower extremity total joint arthroplasties

ciNPWT may reduce wound complications and re-operation rate in patients undergoing revision TJA

J Arthroplasty. 2019 Mar;34(3):554-559.

Lower infection rate after open fracture with NPWT versus conventional dressings

Int J Surg. 2018 May;53:72-79

AAOS2018: ciNPWT vs occlusive dressing for reducing wound complications in revision THA and TKA

AAOS2018: No difference in incidence of prosthetic joint infection between 3 bearing types in THA

No significant reduction in surgical site infection rate with triclosan-coated sutures in TJA

Bone Joint J. 2018 Mar 1;100-B(3):296-302

Assessment of clinical scores and reoperation rates after TKA with and without patellar resurfacing

J Arthroplasty. 2018 Mar;33(3):960-967

No significant decrease in SSI rate with prophylactic cefazolin in below-knee implant removal

JAMA. 2017 Dec 26;318(24):2438-2445

OTA2017: No difference in infection rate between NPWT and standard dressing after open fracture

OTA2017: Antibiotic prophylaxis does not reduce infection rate after lower-limb implant removal