Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection with : A Literature Review and Case Report.

The purpose of this case report and review of the literature is to provide documentation on periprosthetic hip joint infection with (formerly known as ), a strictly anaerobic bacterium, and to report on a successful pathway for management including staged surgical revisions and extended antibiotic therapy. A systematic review of the literature was conducted, which identified this case as only the fifth documented case of human infection with this organism; as a result, conduct of further research is warranted, based on the paucity of reports in the literature addressing anaerobic periprosthetic joint infection.

A2 pulley integrity and the strength of flexor tendon repair: a biomechanical study in a chicken model.

Purpose: This study assesses the influence of A2 pulley integrity on the strength of the repair.

Method: Part 1- The flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendons of 72 Cobb chicken feet were severed and repaired in the region of the A2 pulley using a modified Kessler core suture and an epitendinous suture. The A2 pulley was either left intact, divided for 50% of its length, or divided in its entirety.