31st Annual Open Scientific Meeting

Dilute Povidone-Iodine Irrigation Reduces the Rate of Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 31,331 Cases
Graham Goh, Noam Shohat

History of COVID-19 Was Not Associated with Length of Stay or In-Hospital Complications After Elective Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
Anna Jungwirth-Wienberger, Friedrich Boettner, Milan Kapadia, Alioune Diane, Yu-Fen Chiu, Stephen Lyman, Mark Fontana, Andy Miller

Racial disparities in the risks of septic and aseptic revision total knee replacements
Anne Bass, Huong Do, Bella Mehta, Stephen Lyman, Serene Mirza, Michael Parks, Mark Figgie, Lisa Mandl,Susan Goodman

Malnutrition Predicts Failure of Two-Stage Exchange for Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Michael Valenzuela, Taylor Rowe, Susan Odum, Thomas Fehring, Jesse Otero, Cody Green

Discussion

When Should We Change Gloves? Surgical Gloves Have High Contamination Rates
Emanuele Chisari, P Maxwell Courtney, Javad Parvizi, Chad Krueger, Leanne Ludwick

Aspirin thromboprophylaxis following primary total knee arthroplasty is associated with a lower rate of early prosthetic joint infection compared with other chemoprophylactic agents
Vinay Aggarwal,Utkarsh Anil, Noah Kirschner, Greg Teo, Katherine Lygrisse, Ran Schwarzkopf, William Long,Chelsea Sicat

Extended Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Alter Rates of Antimicrobial Resistance in Organisms Causing Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Primary and Aseptic Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty
Poorani Sekar, Kunatum Prasidthrathsint, Nicholas Bedard, Christopher Carender

Extended Oral Antibiotics Increase Bacterial Resistance in Patients who Fail Two-Stage Exchange for Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Mick Kelly, Brenna Blackburn, Jeremy Gililland, Laura Certain

Discussion

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Updates in the Management of Complicated Bone and Joint Infections
Moderators: Dr. Andy Miller, Dr. Kevin Perry

Updates in the use of articulating spacers
Curtis Hartman MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon
University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

Antibiotic loaded beads and cement spacers
Christina O’Connor PharmD, BCPS
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Intraosseous vancomycin
Bryan Springer MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon
OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, NC

Discussion

Basic Science
Moderators: Dr. Yale Fillingham, Dr. Laura Certain

Contact with Blood Does not Affect Bactericidal Properties of Povidone-Iodine
Emanuele Chisari, Chad Krueger, Javad Parvizi, Ilan Small

PhotothermAA gel decreases biofilm burden in a rabbit model of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Daniel Santana, Minseon Ju, Nathalie Milbrandt, Yu Hsin Tsai, Nicolas Piuzzi, Alison Klika, Anna Cristina Samia, Carlos Higuera-Rueda, Anabelle Visperas

Immune Response to Persistent Staphyloccocus aureus Periprostethic Joint Infection (PJI) in a Mouse Tibial Implant Model
Yunwei Xia, Branden Sosa, Nirupama Nishtala, Tania Pannellini, Mathias Bostrom, Alberto Carli, Xu Yang, Lionel Ivashkiv, Upneet Sokhi

Novel Antibody Disrupts Biofilm Bacteria in a Mouse Model of Spinal Implant Infection
Zachary Burke, Benjamin Kelley, Zeinab Mamouei, Micah Ralston, Amr Turkmani, Alexandra Stavrakis, Nicholas Bernthal, Christopher Hart

Discussion

Bacteriophage is More Effective in Treating MRSA Biofilm on Plasma Spray Titanium Surface Compared to Vancomycin
Hesham Abdelbary, Mariam Taha

Rapid synovial fluid-induced aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus occurs across clinical isolates and is mechanistically independent of biofilm formation
Peter Burback , Paul Stoodley, Kenneth Urish , Mostafa Eltobgy, Amelia Staats

Cannabidiol Failed to Inhibit Staphylococcus aureus Infection in an in vivo Mouse Model of Spinal Implant Infection
Christopher Hart, Micah Ralston, Amr Turkmani, Michael Arnold, Michael Le, Nicholas Bernthal, Zeinab Mamouei

Halicin: a novel antibacterial agent active on Staphylococcus aureus biofilms
Stefanie Simpson, Christopher Collier, Roman Natoli, Mizuho Kittaka, Edward Greenfield, Shota Higashihira

Discussion

Lunch
Box Lunch, seating available outside on the Ocean Terrace
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Challenging Musculoskeletal Infection Cases
Panelists: Dr. Sandy Nelson, Dr. Brian Klatt, Dr. Steve Schmitt, Dr. Samir Mehta

Case #1: presented by Poorani Sekar MD, Infectious Disease
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Discussion

Case #2: presented by Michael Henry MD, Infectious Disease
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Discussion

Case #3: presented by Laura Damioli MD, Infectious Disease
University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Discussion

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Diagnostics
Moderators: Dr. Arvind Nana, Dr. Nicolas Cortes-Penfield

Sequencing microbial cell-free DNA found in blood plasma enhances current pathogen identification for prosthetic joint infections.
Adriana Echeverria, Alberto Carli, Mark Figgie, Thomas Bauer, Barry Brause, Michael Henry, Andy Miller, Michael Cross, Laura Donlin

Diagnostic Utility of Next Generation Sequencing in PJI
Karan Goswami, Javad Parvizi

EBJIS Definition for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Questionable Accuracy
Emanuele Chisari, Leanne Ludwick, Noam Shohat, Javad Parvizi

Isothermal Microcalorimetry Improves Accuracy and Time to Diagnosis of Fracture Related Infection
Kyle Cichos, Clay Spitler, Jonathan Quade, Michael Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Elie Ghanem

Discussion

Application of New Consensus Definition Identifies High Numbers of Fracture Related Infections with Negative Cultures.
Kaitlyn Weinert-Stein, Julia Slater, Henry Sagi, Margaret Powers-Fletcher, Federico Palacio

Joint age, presence of a sinus tract, and revision arthroplasties influence the microbiology of periprosthetic joint infections
Don Geno Tai , Robin Patel, Matthew Abdel, Elie Berbari, Aaron Tande

Isothermal Microcalorimetry Improves Time to Diagnosis of PJI
Kyle Cichos , Elie Ghanem

The immune response to bacterial periprosthetic joint infection is heterogenous within the periprosthetic space and is not dependent on PJI chronicity or culture positivity
Sita Nirupama Nishtala, Upneet Sokhi, Tania Pannellini, Miguel Otero, Lionel Ivashkiv, Mathias Bostrom, Alberto Carli

Discussion

Top Musculoskeletal Infection Papers of 2020-2021

Tom Fehring MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon
OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, NC

Aaron Tande MD, Infectious Disease
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Discussion

Adjourn
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Join us for the President’s Reception on the Dunes Terrace
Cocktails and 'Havana Coast' Buffet Dinner
Dress: Resort Casual

Clinical Management
Moderators: Dr. Antonia Chen, Dr. Julie Reznicek

Timing of Antibiotic Initiation in the Treatment of Hip and Knee Septic Arthritis
Nathan Varady, Vineet Desai, Adam Olsen, Katiri Wagner, Antonia Chen,Jared Alswang

Antibiotic-Loaded Calcium Sulfate Beads Do Not Improve Outcomes After Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention (DAIR): A Matched Case - Control Study
William Xiang, Chris Jones, Ioannis Gkiatas, Allina Nocon, Nicolas Selemon, Alberto Carli, Peter Sculco,David Tarity

Debridement With Antibiotics And Implant Retention: Does Chronicity of Symptoms Matter?
Allina Nocon, Ioannis Gkiatas, Christopher Jones, Alberto Carli, Peter Sculco,David Tarity

Systemic Sepsis Secondary to Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Treatment
Noam Shohat, Matthew Sherman, Sydney Streicher, Javad Parvizi,Leanne Ludwick

Discussion

Are septic-indicated distal femoral replacements more likely to require reoperation and revision than aseptic-indicated DFRs?
Christopher Rothfusz, Ahmed Emara, Alison Klika, Viktor Krebs, Robert Molloy, Carlos Higuera, Nicolas Piuzzi

Positive Cultures in Aseptic Revision Arthroplasty: Are They Truly Contaminants
Graham Goh, Samuel Clarkson, Javad Parvizi

Acute Kidney Injury Following Resection and Antibiotic-Loaded Spacer Insertion for Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Graham Goh, Terence Thomas, Conor Drakeley, Ilan Small, Javad Parvizi

Fungal and Mycobacterial Cultures Should Not be Routinely Obtained for Diagnostic Work-Up of Patients with Suspected Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Don Geno Tai, Nancy Wengenack, Robin Patel, Elie Berbari , Matthew Abdel, Aaron Tande

Discussion

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Irrigation Solutions and Local Antibiotic Therapy
Moderators: Dr. Doug Osmon, Dr. Carlos Higuera

Irrigation solutions: Separating science from witchcraft
Elie Ghanem MD, Orthpaedic Surgeon
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

The use of the vancomycin powder for perioperative infection prevention: What is the evidence?

-Pro: Aldo Riesgo MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL

-Con: Thorsten Seyler, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon
Duke University, Durham NC

Discussion

CORR Journal Presentation

JBJI Journal Presentation

Introduction of Incoming President: Brian Klatt, MD
Angela Hewlett, MD
Presentation of Awards
Jon T. Mader Award; Jeanette Wilkins Award; e-Poster Award
Closing Remarks: Angela Hewlett MD

Adjourn

Characteristics of occult infection with non-union repair in patients without clinical or laboratory signs of infection.
Nihar Shah, Matthew Frederickson, Ramsey S Sabbagh, Evan Dowell, Henry Sagi, Federico Palacio

Risk Factors and Characteristics of Recalcitrant Osteomyelitis Following Appropriate Initial Surgical and Antibiotic Treatment
Nihar Shah, Arun Kanhere, John Bonamer, Matthew Doyle, Henry Sagi, Federico Palacio

How does the definition of treatment success affect outcomes following One-Stage and Two-Stage revision surgery for Periprosthetic Joint Infection? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Eytan Debbi, Tyler Khilnani, Yu-Fen Chiu, Stephen Lyman, Ioannis Gkiatas, Alberto Carli

Are Routine Intra-operative Cultures Necessary During Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty?
Benjamin Zmistowski, Justin Rabinowitz, Vincent Nguyen, Alexander Aleem

Survivorship of Culture Negative Debridement Antibiotics and Implant Retention (DAIR) at 2-Years is Better than Culture Positive DAIR Results
Kyle Alpaugh, Ioannis Gkiatas, T. Tarity, Allina Nocon, William Xiang, Thomas Sculco, Peter Sculco, Michael Cross

Patients with non-Staphylococcal prosthetic joint infections who underwent Debridement Antibiotics and Implant retention (DAIR) and received chronic antibiotic suppression (CAS) were non-significantly less likely to have treatment failure compared to those who did not receive CAS
Poorani Sekar, Rajeshwari Nair, Brice Beck, Bruce Alexander, Kelly Miell, Aaron Tande, Kimberly Dukes, Julia Friberg, Marin Schweizer

Alpha-Defensin Does Not Provide Additional Benefit over Leukocyte Esterase in the Diagnosis Of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Emanuele Chisari, Noam Shohat, Steven Yacovelli, Karan Goswami, Yajnesh Vedanaparti, Javad Parvizi

Next-generation Sequencing is Superior to PCR and Culture for Staphylococcus aureus Screening
Emanuele Chisari, Leanne Ludwick, Karan Goswami, Javad Parvizi

Repeated 2-stage arthroplasty to treat a failed 2-stage revision for periprosthetic hip or knee infection: A tertiary center experience
Tejbir Pannu, Jesus Villa, Ardalan Sayan, Carlos Higuera, Aldo Riesgo

Higher Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Two-Stage versus One-Stage Revision for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Randomized Prospective Trial
Michael Valenzuela, Susan Odum, Bryan Springer, Thomas Fehring, Jesse Otero

Function Evaluation of Spherocentric Total Elbows
Gerhard Maale, Nicole Kennard, Aniruth Srinivasaraghavan, Arianna Mixon

Topical vancomycin and tobramycin powder for infection prophylaxis in orthopaedic trauma surgery: Economically justifiable?
Gregory Kirchner, Matthew Garner, Nathan Smith, Raymond Kim, Shawn Hines

Preoperative Risk Factors for Polymicrobial Infection Following Open Fracture
Madeline Lyons, Madeline Tiee, Joseph Cohen, Hobie Summers, Ashley Levack, Garin Hecht Summers

Locked Intramedullary Nail Is Effective as a Static Spacer in Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following TKA
Luke Menken, Filippo Romanelli, Jaclyn Jankowski, Frank Liporace, Richard Yoon

Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Predicting Failure of DAIR (debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention) for Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Alberto Carli, Milan Kapadia, Alissa Burge, Eric Bogner, Peter Sculco

Do Pre-Reimplantation ESR/CRP Cut offs Guide Decision Making in Prosthetic Joint Infection? Are We Flying Blind?
Nick Johnson, Taylor Rowe , Michael Valenzuela , Gregory Scarola , Thomas Fehring

Oxidized Zirconium vs Cobalt Chrome for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: No Difference in Infection Rates
Anirudh Gowd, Edward Beck, Samuel Rosas, Tianyi Luo, John Matthews, Johannes Plate

Metal-on-Polyethylene Implants Associated with Higher Risk of PJI versus Ceramic-on-Polyethylene
Emanuele Chisari, Christian Ong, Noam Shohat, Javad Parvizi, Chad Krueger

Excellent outcome of oral antibiotics for selected patients with bone and joint infection: real-world experience from implementing OVIVA
Jacey Hilbers, Amanda Lang, Mason Halouska, Zachary VanRoy, Angela Hewlett, Nicolas Cortes-Penfield

Comparison of One Stage versus Two Stage Revisions for Infected Total Knees
Gerhard Maale, Aniruth Srinivasaraghavan, Nicole Kennard, Arianna Mixon

Prevalence of Fungal Pathogens in Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Paulo Castaneda, Varun Sharma, Carl Deirmengian, Alex McLaren

Short versus Long Duration of Intravenous Antibiotics in Prosthetic Joint Infections: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nour Bouji, Sijin Wen, Matthew Dietz

Non-aspirin thromboprophylaxis is not associated with early prosthetic joint infection in total hip arthroplasty
Vinay Aggarwal, Utkarsh Anil, Noah Kirschner, Greg Teo, Katherine Lygrisse, Ran Schwarzkopf, William Long, Chelsea Sicat

Comparative Outcomes and Surgical Timing for Operative Fragility Hip Fracture Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Antonia Chen, Katherine Rowe, Kiryung Kim, Nathan Varady, Marilyn Heng, Arvind von Keudell, Michael Weaver, Ayesha Abdeen, Edward Rodriguez

Autofluorescence Digital Imaging for Diagnosing Chronic Wound Infections: Preliminary Case Series
James Stiehl

The Fate of Periprosthetic Joint Infection with Corynebacterium Striatum: A Rare but Catastrophic Causative Organism
Tejbir Pannu, Jesus Villa, Matan Ozery, Nicolas Piuzzi, Carlos Higuera, Aldo Riesgo, Alison Klika

Novel Activated Zinc Solution More Efficacious Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MRSA Biofilm Relative to Dilute Chlorhexidine and Povidone Iodine
Derek Hill, Elizabeth Pensler, Andre Castiaux, Paul Attar, Ahmed Siddiqi

Trend Towards Reduced Early Bacterial Burden With Silicon Nitride vs. Titanium Implants in an in vivo Mouse Model of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Christopher Hart, Danielle Greig, Zeinab Mamouei, Alan Li, Jeremiah Taylor,chiro Nishimura, Nicholas Bernthal

Improving the Intraoperative Assessment of Biofilm in Prosthetic Joint Infection
Daniel Santana, Anabelle Visperas, Alison Klika, Carlos Higuera, Nicolas Piuzzi

Candida albicans Enhances the Growth and Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus in a Murine Model of Polymicrobial Implant Infection
Zeinab Mamouei, Christopher Hart, Alan Li, Jeremiah Taylor, Amr Turkmani, Micah Ralston, Nicholas Bernthal

Revisiting synovial WBC and PMN% thresholds to determine the outcome of reimplantation in two-stage revision
Tejbir Pannu, Jesus Villa, Aldo Riesgo, Carlos Higuera

Surgical Helmets Harbor Common Pathogens that Can Contaminate the Surgical Field
Emanuele Chisari, Duncan Van Nest, Chad Krueger, Javad Parvizi

The First-Year Experience of a Regional Referral Center for Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Murillo Adrados, Michael Valenzuela, Gregory Scarola, Thomas Fehring, Jesse Otero

Bacterial Tropism affects the Success of DAIR for the Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infections? A Systematic Review and Metanalysis
Emanuele Chisari, Leanne Ludwick, Jasmine Wang, Edward Schwarz, Javad Parvizi

Delayed Culture Results after Revision Delays Time to Antimicrobial Treatment
Samuel Clarkson, Emanuele Chisari, Duncan Van Nest, Javad Parvizi

Multidrug Resistance in PJI Before and After H1N1 Pandemic
Samuel Clarkson, Emanuele Chisari, Leanne Ludwick, Duncan Van Nest, Javad Parvizi

Can Next-Generation Sequencing Predict Treatment Failure for Periprosthetic Joint Infection?
Samuel Clarkson, Karan Goswami, Javad Parvizi

Treatment of Antibiotic Resistant and Tolerant Persister and Phoenix Variants in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
Kelly Moore, Anthony Li, Craig Delury, Phillip Laycock, Sean Aiken , Paul Stoodley

Culture Negative PJI: Signs & Biomarkers to Guide Diagnosis
Leanne Ludwick, Emanuele Chisari, Kira Smith, Syona Satwah, Javad Parvizi

Synovial fluid-induced aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus inhibits neutrophil production of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Amelia Staats, Paul Stoodley, Peter Burback

D-Dimer is a Sensitive Marker for Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Ayden Case, Lefko Charalambous, Trevor Bowman, Ian Duensing, Edward Hendershot, Jessica Seidelman, Thorsten Seyler, William Jiranek

Molecular Carriers for Local Delivery of Drugs without Systemic Elution of the Drug
Gerhard Maale, Nicole Kennard, Aniruth Srinivasaraghavan, Arianna Mixon

PJI Could be Result of Damage to Gut Epithelial Barrier
Emanuele Chisari, Karan Goswami, Javad Parvizi

Biofilm Eradication: What’s New in Biofilm Disruption Strategies for Prosthetic Joint Infection
Anabelle Visperas, Daniel Santana, Alison Klika, Carlos Higuera-Rueda, Nicolas Piuzzi

Killing of a Multispecies Biofilm Using a Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Targeted Antibiotic
Kelly Moore, Anthony Li , Craig Delury , Phillip Laycock, Sean Aiken , Paul Stoodley

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is not Always Resistant to Cefazolin
Alex Cappellini, Kimberly Brothers, Kenneth Urish

The Burden of Obesity is Greater in Septic Revision Arthroplasty Versus Aseptic Revision Arthroplasty
Cody Green, Taylor Rowe, Michael Valenzuela, Susan Odum, Thomas Fehring

Do Extended Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis Reduce the Incidence of Periprosthetic Joint Infections After Aseptic Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty Revisions?
Jesus Villa, Tejbir Pannu, William Braaksma, Carlos Higuera, Aldo Riesgo, Alison Klika

Multidirectional Instability Following Primary Total Knees Associated with Metal Allergies
Gerhard Maale, Aniruth Srinivasaraghavan, Nicole Kennard, Arianna Mixon

Improved Complication Rates Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Treated Hepatitis C
Kenneth Schmidt, Rebecca Chun

Improved Outcomes with Inpatient Antibiotic Administration in Recreational Intravenous Drug Users with Orthopaedic Infections
Erin Stockwell, Kent Rinehart, Angela Hewlett, Phlipp Streubel

Tourniquet Use is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Vinay Aggarwal, Joseph Robin, Chelsea Sicat, Trevor Simcox, Joshua Rozell, Ran Schwarzkopf, Vivek Singh

A covalently bound surface treatment of methacryloyloxydodecyl pyridinium bromide (MDPB) reduces microbial surface contamination in an ex vivo model while also being safe to the viability of mammalian cells, ex vivo.
Gene Kulesha, Zoe Tamton

Distribution of Joint Involvement for Arbovirus-Associated Persistent Arthralgia May Help Distinguish Between Similar Diseases
Shayan Farahani, Federico Palacio

Does implant constraint affect outcomes following reimplantation for periprosthetic joint infection in total knee arthroplasty?
Eytan Debbi, Nicolas Sapountzis, Agnes Cororaton, Yu-Fen Chiu, Milan Kapadia, Ioannis Gkiatas, Peter Sculco, Alberto Carli

Preoperative Colonization with S. aureus in Total Knee Arthroplasty Informs Readmission Risk
Daniel Santana, Alison Klika, Yuxuan Jin, Ahmed Emara, Carlos Higuera, Nicolas Piuzzi

No role of complete blood count in determining outcome of reimplantation in two-stage revision hip and knee arthroplasty
Tejbir Pannu, Jesus Villa, Carlos Higuera, Aldo Riesgo, Alison Klika

Vertebral discitis-osteomyelitis and epidural abscess due to Listeria monocytogenes: case report and review of literature
Olayinka Adebolu, Abiodun Idowu , Nicole Lao, Talha Riaz

Sex Differences in Prosthetic Joint Infections
Christine Mironenko, Milan Kapadia, Laura Donlin, Mark Figgie, Alberto Carli, Michael Henry, Susan Goodman, Andy Miller

Preoperative Colonization with S. aureus in Total Hip Arthroplasty is Associated with Increased Length of Stay
Daniel Santana, Alison Klika, Yuxuan Jin, Ahmed Emara, Carlos Higuera, Nicolas Piuzzi

Staphyloccocus lugdenensis in PJI: Operative Management and Treatment Success
Francis Sirch IV, Emanuele Chisari, Leanne Ludwick, Javad Parvizi

Is Manually Mixed Povidone Iodine Irrigation Preparation Reliable?
Emanuele Chisari, Noam Shohat, Karan Goswami, Chad Krueger, Javad Parvizi, Edward Schwarz

Preliminary study of anesthetic-loaded chitosan-mannitol-PEG paste to reduce S. aureus bioburden.
Emily Coleman, Carlos Wells, Luke Tucker, Zoe Harrison, Lauren Priddy, J. Jennings

Tourniquet Use Does Not Impact Outcomes in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Infections
Vinay Aggarwal, Vivek Singh, Joseph Robin, Chelsea Sicat, Katherine Lygrisse, Joshua Rozell, Ran Schwarzkopf

Safety and Effectiveness of Intravenous to Oral De-escalation Compared to Continued Vancomycin Therapy in Orthopedic Infections
Chanah Gallagher, Laura Certain, Russell Benefield

16S DNA Deep Sequencing in Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infections with Draining Sinus Tracts
Gerhard Maale, Nicole Kennard, Aniruth Srinivasaraghavan, Arianna Mixon

Prophylaxis and treatment of infection in complex extremity reconstruction using antibiotic loaded ceramic coated interlocking intramedullary nails
Emilie-Ann Downey, Austin T. Fragomen, S. Robert Rozbruch, Asim Makhdom, Kayla Jaime, Taylor Reif