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A randomized clinical trial of low dose single antibiotic-loaded cement versus high dose dual antibiotic-loaded cement in patients receiving a hip hemiarthroplasty after fracture: A protocol for the WHiTE 8 COPAL study

AIMS: Patients receiving cemented hemiarthroplasties after hip fracture have a significant risk of deep surgical site infection (SSI). Standard UK practice to minimize the risk of SSI includes the use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement with no consensus regarding type, dose, or antibiotic content of t...

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Autores principales: Agni, Nickil Ramesh, Costa, Matthew L., Achten, Juul, O’Connor, Heather, Png, May Ee, Peckham, Nicholas, Dutton, Susan J., Wallis, Stephanie, Milca, Svetlana, Reed, Mike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7925209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33630700
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.22.BJO-2020-0174