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No added benefit of gentamicin sponges in prevention of infection after hip arthroplasty
September 2015
No added benefit of gentamicin sponges in prevention of infection after hip arthroplasty
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Effectiveness of gentamicin-containing collagen sponges for prevention of surgical site infection after hip arthroplasty: a multicenter randomized trial
Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 15;60(12):1752-9Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
739 patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture to be treated with hemiarthroplasty were randomized into two groups, which received either routine intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis alone or intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis and local application of 2 gentamicin-containing collagen sponges into the hip joint. The purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy of these sponges in reducing ...
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