Antibiotic elution from bone cement: A study of common cement-antibiotic combinations

HIP International

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-27

  Armstrong, M ^a   Spencer, R F ^a   Lovering, A M ^a   Gheduzzi, S ^a   Miles, A W ^a   Learmonth, I D ^a  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bone cement; Elution

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PALACOS; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELUTION; IN VITRO STUDY; POROSITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REOPERATION;

EID: 0036116199     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112070000201200104     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Use of antibiotic-impregnated cement during hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States
2. Deep infection of cemented total hip arthroplasties caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci
3. Gentamicin release from old cement during revision hip arthroplasty
4. Bone cement and antibiotics
5. Mechanical strength of acrylic bone cements impregnated with antibiotics
6. The in vitro elution characteristics of antibiotic-loaded CMW and Palacos R bone cements