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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2024

A technique for introducing broad-spectrum topical antibiotics during open reduction and internal fixation of acetabular fractures.

Joseph M Sliepka, Nathan Olszewski, Reza Firoozabadi

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Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Joseph M SliepkaDepartment of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, 908 Jefferson St., Seattle, WA, 98104, USA. jsliepka@uw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9911-3928
Nathan OlszewskiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Reza FiroozabadiDepartment of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postoperative surgical site infections remain a significant and prevalent complication after open reduction and internal fixation of acetabular fractures. Local antibiotics have been shown to decrease risk of postoperative infection, although recent evidence is conflicting. We provide a consistent and replicable technique for delivering intraoperative broad-spectrum antibiotics in the form of a putty applied directly to surgical implants. With this technique, systemic levels of those antibiotics remain safe and stable.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsHip FracturesAcetabulumFracture Fixation, InternalHumansRetrospective StudiesSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsInfectionLocal antibioticsOrthopedic traumaTobramycinVancomycin

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