Antibiotic containing bone cement in prevention of hip and knee prosthetic joint infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most serious total joint arthroplasty (TJA) complication despite several aseptic and antiseptic preventive measures. There is no clear evidence or even consensus, whether antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) should be used, in addition to systemic...

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Main Authors: Sujeesh Sebastian, Yang Liu, Robin Christensen, Deepak Bushan Raina, Magnus Tägil, Lars Lidgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X20300504