Editor's Note A flexible, sensor-laden “smart” bandage that uses AI to predict infection before it impacts wound healing has worked in mice and is now being trialed for humans through research in progress led by a physician scientist in the department of surgery at the University of Arizona College of…

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Editor's Note Antibiotic prophylaxis remains an important tool to lower risk of infection. In orthopedic open fracture repair there is high risk of postoperative infection, wound complications, and nonunion. However, providing effective antibiotic coverage to prevent infections must also be balanced with maintaining antibiotic stewardship to minimize resistance and adverse…

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