Antibiotics and cement: what I need to know?

Antonio V Pellegrini; Virginia Suardi

doi:10.1177/1120700020915463

Antibiotics and cement: what I need to know?

Hip Int. 2020 Sep;30(1_suppl):48-53. doi: 10.1177/1120700020915463. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Authors

Antonio V Pellegrini¹, Virginia Suardi²

Affiliations

¹ Centre of Reconstructive Surgery and Osteo-Articular Infections (C.R.I.O), IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy.
² Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 32290707
DOI: 10.1177/1120700020915463

Abstract

We conducted a systematic review about antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) with a focus on clinical evidence about ALBC in general, concerns about ALBC and ALBC cost.

Keywords: Antibiotic-loaded bone cement; PJI; arthroplasty.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Bone Cements / pharmacology*
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections / prevention & control*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bone Cements