A comparison of systemic Cefuroxime and Cefuroxime loaded bone cement in the prevention of early infection after total joint replacement
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in International Orthopaedics
- Vol. 11 (3) , 241-243
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00271455
Abstract
A controlled prospective randomised trial of 295 arthroplasties of the hip and knee joints was carried out to compare the effect of systemic Cefuroxime with Cefuroxime in bone cement in the prevention of early infection. There was no statistical difference in the incidence of early superficial or deep infection between the two groups. Both methods of administering Cefuroxime appear to be satisfactory in the prevention of early infection after total joint replacement. Les auteurs ont réalisé un essai thérapeutique prospectif randomisé sur 295 arthroplasties de la hanche et du genou, afin de comparer les effets du céfuroxime administré par voie générale à ceux du même antibiotique mêlé au ciment, dans la prévention de l'infection post-opératoire précoce. Il n'a pas été mis en évidence, entre les deux groupes, de différence stastistique de la fréquence des infections précoces, superficielles et profondes. Les deux modes d'administration du céfuroxime semblent assurer une prévention satisfaisante de l'infection précoce dans les arthroplasties totales.Keywords
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