2020
Species-Specific Immunoassay for Diagnosis and Tracking Treatment Response in Foot and Ankle Infection
Oh I, Hao S, Waldman O, Holleran A, Daiss J. Species-Specific Immunoassay for Diagnosis and Tracking Treatment Response in Foot and Ankle Infection. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2020, 5: 2473011420s00372. PMCID: PMC8702934, DOI: 10.1177/2473011420s00372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnkle infectionWound healing statusHealing statusDFU patientsOngoing infectionTreatment responseS. aureusDiabetic foot ulcer patientsFellowship-trained orthopedic footFoot ulcer patientsCharacteristic curve analysisDiagnostic toolSpecies-specific immunoassayReliable diagnostic toolOrthopaedic FootSpecific diagnostic toolsUlcer patientsAntibiotic therapyClinical resolutionSurgical treatmentClinical outcomesInitial presentationAntibody titersSerum antibodiesAnkle surgeons
2019
What Is the Diagnostic “Algorithm” for Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?
Heidari N, Oh I, Malagelada F. What Is the Diagnostic “Algorithm” for Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)? Foot & Ankle International 2019, 40: 21s-22s. PMID: 31322963, DOI: 10.1177/1071100719859536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal ankle arthroplastySinus tractJoint aspirationInfected Total Ankle ArthroplastyElevated inflammatory markersSynovial fluid analysisAnkle infectionInflammatory markersOperative interventionArthroplasty infectionClinical symptomsAnkle arthroplastyHistologic examinationSubtalar jointRepeat aspirationSynovial fluidCell countFluid analysisPatientsInfectionNuclear imagingFurther investigationTractAspirationArthroplasty