Facing the Evidence: IM Nails vs Sliding Hip Screws and the Microbiome of Arthritic Joints

In this episode, Marc and Mo discuss 2 recent studies that caught their eye, including (1) an OrthoEvidence ACE report focusing on the INSITE trial comparing IM nails with sliding screws for trochanteric fractures and (2) a recent JBJS article focusing on the microbiome of osteoarthritic joints.  

Links: 

• OrthoEvidence. The INSITE Trial: Intramedullary Nailing vs Sliding Hip Screw in Trochanteric Fracture Management. ACE Report. 2023;303(6):9. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/16004 

• Goswami K et al. The Microbiome of Osteoarthritic Hip and Knee Joints: A Prospective Multicenter Investigation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 May 16. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.00594. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37192280.  bit.ly/42C2xUy 
• Robilotti EV, Henry MW, Miller AO. Osteoarthritis and the Microbiome: Knock, Knock, Anybody Home?: Commentary on an article by Karan Goswami, MD, et al.: “The Microbiome of Osteoarthritic Hip and Knee Joints. A Prospective Multicenter Investigation”. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 105(11):p e26, June 7, 2023. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00107. bit.ly/3Jz7ff9         

Subspecialties: 

• Hip 
• Knee 
• Orthopaedic Essentials 
• Infection 
• Trauma