(Co-)Authored by WAIOT Members:
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• Agashe VM, Soman R, Rodrigues C, Shetty A, Sunavala A, Raghuvanshi S, Menon A. Salvaging lives in carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative osteoarticular and soft tissue infections: early compromises save lives. [FULL TEXT]

• Tsikopoulos K, Christofilos SI, Kitridis D, Sidiropoulos K, Stoikos PN, Gravalidis C, Givissis P, Papaioannidou P. Is sonication superior to dithiothreitol in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections? A meta-analysis. [FULL TEXT]

• Drago L, Romanò CL. Commentary: Challenges in the Microbiological Diagnosis of Implant-Associated Infections: A Summary of the Current Knowledge.  [FULL TEXT]

• Scarlat M, Sun J, Fucs P, Giannoudis P, Mavrogenis AM, Benzakour T, et al., Maintaining education, research and innovation in orthopaedic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The role of virtual platforms... 

• Melicherčík P, Klapková E, Kotaška K, Jahoda D, Landor I, Čeřovský V. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography as a Novel Method for the Determination of α-Defensins in Synovial Fluid for Diagnosis of Orthopedic Infections. 

• Tsikopoulos K et al., Greece-UK: Is coating of titanium implants effective at preventing infection ? A meta-analysis of animal studies.

• Romanò CL, Petrosillo N, Argento G et al., Intl. Consensus: The Role of Imaging Techniques to Define a PJI: Multidisciplinary Consensus

• Chalmers BP, Berbari EF et al., USA: Complication Rates in Primary THA With a History of a PJI in a Prior Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. 

• Mahmoud A El-Rosasy & Mostafa A Ayoub, Egypt: Classification of Traumatic Composite Bone and Soft Tissue Loss of the Leg.

• Daniele De Meo et al., Italy: Antibiotic-Loaded Hydrogel Coating Reduces Postsurgical Infections in Aseptic Hip Revision.

• Antonios A Koutalos et al., Greece: Intra-Wound Vancomycin Powder and Intra-Articular Tranexamic Acid in Total Joint Replacement

• Agustin Tellez Duarte, Mexico: COVID 19 in Orthopedics

• Chen AF, Sculco P et al., USA: Bacterial Toxins in Musculoskeletal infections.

• Bozhkova et al., Russia: Resection Arthroplasty & Vastus Lateralis Muscle Flap in Recurrent Hip PJI

• Drago et al., Italy: Oral-Gut Microbiota and Arthritis: Is There an Evidence-Based Axis?

• Malizos et al., Greece: Tips to secure healing at the free vascularised fibular graft-to-host bone junction.

• Tsantes et al., WAIOT: Malnutrition and infections in spine surgery: any relationship ?

• Shirai et al., Japan: Iodine-coated implants are they safe ?

• Gomez-Urena et al., USA: The limits of sonication of cement spacers 

• Sconfienza et al., EANM/ESR: Imaging of PJI and bone infection: a European view

• Lazzeri  et al., EANM/ESNR: The diagnosis of Spondylodiscitis: a new flow-chart ?

• Boshkova et al., Russia: Articulated spacers better than static ?

• Lazarinis et al., Sweden: Linezolid can be safely used to treat PJI

• Mavrogenis et al., Greece: Everything you need to know on hand infections !

• Berbari et al., USA: When pseudogout mimics PJI !

• Jahoda et al., Czech Republic: The diagnostic value of broad-range PCR...

• Malhotra et al., India: Antibiotic resistance in a tertiary care hospital in India

• Overgaard et al., Denmark: What's the impact of a single positive tissue culture ? 

• Peel et al., Australia: Studying biofilm and clinical issues in orthopaedics

• Peel et al., Australia: Searching ways to fight biofilms...

• Romanò et al., Italy: Antibacterial coating of implants: are we missing something ?

• Zagra et al., Italy: Can we improve two-stage PJI revision ?