9 papers · updated 2026-09-26 · General Orthopaedics · All topics
The newest papers on surgical site infection from the orthopaedic journals The Reduction reads, newest first, each with a one-line summary. The list is drawn from the digest’s archive and refreshed every week.
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A decade-long California statewide analysis found stable, low surgical site infection rates after THA/TKA with no association between hospital volume, policy changes, or the COVID-19 pandemic.
A bundled infection-prevention protocol (nasal decolonization, chlorhexidine bathing, glycemic control, aseptic reinforcement) cut surgical site infections after spinal fusion from 2.9% to 0.4%.
Over 13 years of adult spinal deformity surgery, surgical site infection rates declined after adopting LLIF and vancomycin powder and were lowest during COVID-19, though causation remains uncertain given concurrent practice changes.
Strategies to prevent post-operative surgical site infection in spinal surgery: a narrative review.
Narrative review outlines multimodal strategies to prevent spinal surgical site infections; prolonged postoperative antibiotics beyond 24 hours add no benefit.
Literature review shows perioperative corticosteroid injections raise infection risk in upper extremity surgery, supporting spacing injections more than 3 months before and 1 month after surgery.
A Delphi-based expert panel establishes consensus best-practice guidelines defining high-risk patients and standardizing prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of surgical site infection in pediatric spine surgery.
This review argues orthopaedic infection research underutilizes biofilm science, calling for better in vivo models that reflect clinically realistic biofilm maturation to improve prosthetic joint infection treatment strategies.
Treatment Algorithm for Surgical Site Infections Following Extensor Mechanism Repair.
This review proposes a stepwise algorithm for managing surgical site infections after extensor mechanism repair, escalating from outpatient care for mild cellulitis to debridement, suture exchange, and flap coverage for refractory deep infections.
Management of Surgical Site Infections.
This AAOS Appropriate Use Criteria document provides evidence- and expert-based guidance rating the appropriateness of various treatments across 264 clinical scenarios for managing orthopaedic surgical site infections.
Risk Factors Associated with Deep Surgical Site Infections After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
In over 56,000 primary TKAs, obesity, diabetes, male sex, higher ASA score, osteonecrosis, and quadriceps-release exposure increased deep infection risk, while antibiotic irrigation and bilateral procedures were protective.
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