Cefuroxime-impregnated cement in primary total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized study of three hundred and forty knees.

Abstract

Cefuroxime-impregnated cement was shown to be effective in the prevention of early to intermediate deep infection after primary total knee arthroplasty performed with use of perioperative systemic antibiotic prophylaxis but no so-called clean-air measures.