Arlen D. Hanssen

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the use of a standardized clinical pathway reduced hospital LOS, improved clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while reducing costs for identical surgical procedures.

TL;DR: TFA is a viable alternative to amputation in non-oncologic patients with massive femoral bone deficiency, however, TFA performed poorly in the setting of infection and instability.

TL;DR: Daptomycin is released from PMMA in a continuous flow chamber at a rate similar to that previously determined by the laboratory for vancomycin, which may be useful in the treatment and prevention of bone and joint infections when incorporated into polymethylmethacrylate.

TL;DR: In this paper, a continuous flow chamber system was designed to measure in vitro antimicrobial release, where three-millimeter beads containing amikacin, gentamicin, tobramycin, or vancomycin [concentration of 7.5% (weight per weight)] were placed individually in a continuous Flow chamber with a total volume of 1 mL Kreb's Ringer buffer flowing at 1 mL/hour.

TL;DR: Compared PCR-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR-ESI/MS) to culture using sonicate fluid from 431 subjects with explanted knee or hip prostheses, which revealed similar sensitivities for detecting PJI and aseptic failure.