The use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) to help reduce the risk of infection after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial. There is a paucity of in vivo data on the elution characteristics of ALBC. We aimed to determine whether the antibiotic concentrations of 2 commercially available ALBCs met the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) for common infecting organisms.
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