Does prophylactic local tobramycin injection lower open fracture infection rates?

Does prophylactic local tobramycin injection lower open fracture infection rates?

Abstract. Objective: To determine whether local aqueous tobramycin injection in combination with systemic perioperative IV antibiotic prophylaxis will reduce the rate of fracture-related infection (FRI) after open fracture fixation. Other Outcomes of Interest: (1) To compare fracture nonunion rates...

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Main Authors: Arun Aneja, MD, PhD, Matthew W. Kavolus, MD, Robert J. Teasdall, MD, Chandler R. Sneed, BS, Richard W. Pectol, BS, Alexander E. Isla, BS, Arnold J. Stromberg, PhD, William Obremskey, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-12-01
Series:OTA International
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000210

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