Systemic Absorption of Gentamicin Irrigation in Joint Replacement Surgery: A cause of concern

Gentamicin, whether administered either intravenously, incorporated into bone cement or for local intra-operative irrigation, is a commonly used antibiotic in orthopaedic practice. The former two have been well studied, however the literature on the therapeutic efficacy and safety of gentamicin irri...

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Main Authors: KH Lee, ABY Ng, TB Tan, K Mossinac, BC Se To
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2008-11-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://www.morthoj.org/2008v2n2/Joint_Replacement_Surgery.pdf