Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Hip Fracture Surgery: Three-Dose Cefuroxime versus Single-Dose Gentamicin and Amoxicillin

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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Main Authors: Prithee Jettoo, Richard Jeavons, Bobby Siddiqui, Shaun O'Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901302100312

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