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Vacuum-Mixing Significantly Changes Antibiotic Elution Characteristics of Commercially Available Antibiotic-Impregnated Bone Cements

Jill Meyer, Geoff Piller, Carol A. Spiegel, Scott Hetzel, Matthew W. Squire

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2011 · 89 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

The method by which antibiotic-containing polymethylmethacrylate products are prepared significantly affects their antibiotic elution characteristics. The effect of vacuum-mixing on antibiotic elution is product-specific.

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