Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Hip Fracture Surgery: Three-Dose Cefuroxime versus Single-Dose Gentamicin and Amoxicillin
Purpose. To compare a 3-dose cefuroxime regimen with a single-dose gentamicin and amoxicillin regimen as antibiotic prophylaxis for hip hemiarthroplasty in terms of microbiological outcome. Methods. Records of 2 matched groups of patients who underwent hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901302100312 |