Intraarticular vancomycin decreased the risk of acute postoperative periprosthetic joint infection without increasing complication in primary total joint arthroplasty—a prospective study

Intraarticular vancomycin decreased the risk of acute postoperative periprosthetic joint infection without increasing complication in primary total joint arthroplasty—a prospective study

Objectives: To investigate the preventive effect of intraarticularly administered vancomycin on acute postoperative periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent unilateral primary TJA were prospectively enrolled. The patients wer...

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Main Authors: Mingwei Hu, Yifan Zhang, Xue Yang, Yingzhen Wang, Hao Xu, Shuai Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
Intraarticular
Vancomycin
Periprosthetic joint infection
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