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POSTER #22| VOLUME 25, ISSUE 3, E67, APRIL 01, 2010
Hip Knee
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Effect of Vacuum Mixing on Antimicrobial Activity of Commercially Available Bone Cements: An In vitro Analysis
Jill Schmidt, MS Carol A. Spiegel, PhD Matthew W. Squire, MD, MSHip Knee
Infection remains a significant cause of early and late implant failure after THA and TKA. Large prospective TKA and THA cohort studies indicate antibiotic bone cement (abPMMA) may decrease both the incidence of infection and revision. For these reasons, abPMMA utilization is increasing.
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