Deactivation of Palacos R Bone Cement with the Addition of Rifampin Antibiotic Powder An In-Vivo Experience -Case Report

Use of antimicrobial impregnated polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement in the treatment of orthopaedic infections is widely accepted.1 Antibiotic powder is routinely added to PMMA, and formed into beads or spacers when treating infected bone or periprosthetic infections.  Antibiotics placed into...

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Main Author: Edward McPherson, MD FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation 2011-10-01
Series:Reconstructive Review
Online Access:https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/4