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World J Orthop. Dec 18, 2017; 8(12): 946-955
Published online Dec 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i12.946
Published online Dec 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i12.946
Antibiotic bone cement’s effect on infection rates in primary and revision total knee arthroplasties
Donald Kleppel, Department of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo University, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
Jacob Stirton, Jiayong Liu, Nabil A Ebraheim, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Center, Toledo University, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
Author contributions: Kleppel D performed the research and analyzed the data; Stirton J, Liu J and Ebraheim NA provided structure for the article, edited and revised the paper; Kleppel D and Liu J wrote the paper; Stirton J and Ebraheim NA edited the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no conflict of interest.
Correspondence to: Jiayong Liu, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Center, Toledo University, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. jiayong.liu@utoledo.edu
Telephone: +1-800-5865336
Received: August 8, 2017
Peer-review started: August 9, 2017
First decision: September 4, 2017
Revised: September 13, 2017
Accepted: November 1, 2017
Article in press: November 1, 2017
Published online: December 18, 2017
Processing time: 132 Days and 1.7 Hours
Peer-review started: August 9, 2017
First decision: September 4, 2017
Revised: September 13, 2017
Accepted: November 1, 2017
Article in press: November 1, 2017
Published online: December 18, 2017
Processing time: 132 Days and 1.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials/studies on primary and revision total knee arthroplasties (TKA) using antibiotic impregnated bone cement (AIBC). AIBC was found to lower infection rates in revision TKA procedures, but not in primary TKA procedures.