Infection News

Onkos Surgical announced FDA de novo approval of its antibacterial implant coating for use in orthopedic oncology, trauma and revision arthroplasty procedures, according to a company press release.

According to results published in Orthopedics, patients with vs. without psychiatric diagnoses, such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and schizophrenia, had similar clinical outcomes after fracture-related infection.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed replacing the patellar component in stage-one revision total knee arthroplasty may improve outcomes in patients with a periprosthetic joint infection.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed timing of colonoscopy relative to total joint arthroplasty was not linked to an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection.

SAN FRANCISCO — Povidone-iodine and saline irrigation may have equivalent efficacy for the reduction of surgical site infection following total knee or total hip arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Physical medicine and rehabilitation play an important role in recovering from fatigue symptoms in immune-mediated diseases, according to a speaker at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

There is much written about the virtue of compassion, which literally means “to suffer together.” A more practical definition would be sympathetic awareness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

SAN FRANCISCO — Levels of intra-articular antibiotic concentrations fall dramatically for most bacteria at 24 hours following total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Robert V. O’Toole, MD, FAAOS, discussed results from several trials on infection and outcomes after fracture surgery.

SAN FRANCISCO — Among patients with fracture-related infections, smoking was associated with increased incidence of MRSA infection, fistulas and draining sinus tracts at fracture sites, according to recently presented data.