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

Three-month course of oral antibiotics reduces PJI rate after two-stage revision

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Jan;475(1):56-61

OTA 2016: A pilot RCT evaluating trial feasibility for open tibial fractures in Tanzania

Short- and long-course levofloxacin plus rifampicin for prosthetic joint infection

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2016 Sep;48(3):310-6

Single vs. repeat surgical preparation solutions prior to TJA to reduce postoperative SSI

J Arthroplasty. 2016 Jun;31(6):1289-94

Infection not significantly reduced with prophylactic antibiotics in open phalanx fracture

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 May;41(4):423-30

Reduced infection & mal-/non-union with IMN vs. external fixation for open tibial fracture

Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2016 Apr;11(1):1-4

ISASS 2016: Thoracolumbar spine surgery wound infections analyzed with CDC criteria

AAOS 2016: Articulating vs. Static spacers for periprosthetic hip infection

AAOS 2016: Articulating vs. static spacer in 2-stage revision after PJI of TKA

AAOS 2016: Aspiration with vs. without steroid inj., vs. observation in olecranon bursitis

No benefit associated with the use of closed-suction drainage in revision THA

Int Orthop. 2016 Mar;40(3):453-7

AAOS 2016: Oral antibiotics correlated with fewer re-infections after two-stage TJA