Cefuroxime in CMW bone cement
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Orthopaedics
- Vol. 9 (4) , 265-269
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00266514
Abstract
This paper presents the results of adding the antibiotic cefuroxime to CMW bone cement in a group of patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement, in which the levels of cefuroxime were assayed in the blood, wound drainage fluid, urine and surplus bone cement. It was found that very small amounts of cefuroxime, less than 5%, were recovered in the urine, serum and drainage fluid in the first week following operation, and since it is known that cefuroxime is not metabolised or excreted elsewhere in the body, it must follow that approximately 95% remains in the bone cement as a potential source of prophylaxis against infection. Ce travail présente les résultats de l'addition d'un antibiotique, la céfuroxime, au ciment CMW dans un groupe de malades bénéficiant d'une arthroplastie totale de la hanche ou du genou. La concentration de l'antibiotique a été déterminée dans les urines, le sérum, le liquide de drainage et le reste de ciment non utilisé. On n'a retrouvé que de très faibles taux de céfuroxime, inférieurs à 5%, dans les urines, le sérum et le liquide de drainage durant la première semaine post-opératoire. Comme cet antibiotique n'est pas métabolisé ni excrété ailleurs, il s'ensuit qu'environ 95% restent dans le ciment où ils constituent une éventuelle prophylaxie contre l'infection.Keywords
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