Title |
The effect of high dose antibiotic impregnated cement on rate of surgical site infection after hip hemiarthroplasty for fractured neck of femur: a protocol for a double-blind quasi randomised controlled trial
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-14-356 |
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Authors |
Andrew P Sprowson, Cyrus D Jensen, Sanjay Gupta, Nick Parsons, Aradhyula N Murty, Simon MG Jones, Dominic Inman, Mike R Reed |
Abstract |
Mortality following hip hemiarthroplasty is in the range of 10-40% in the first year, with much attributed to post-operative complications. One such complication is surgical site infection (SSI), which at the start of this trial affected 4.68% of patients in the UK having this operation. Compared to SSI rates of elective hip surgery, at less than 1%, this figure is elevated. The aim of this quasi randomised controlled trial (RCT) is to determine if high dose antibiotic impregnated cement can reduce the SSI in patients at 12-months after hemiarthroplasty for intracapsular fractured neck of femur. |
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