This discussion covers a one-year study of the use of oral antibiotics to curtail periprosthetic joint infection in high-risk primary total joint surgery. This paper was awarded The AAHKS Clinical Research Award at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting. Read the abstract.
Topics

* Extended oral antibiotics leads to lowered risk of PJI in TJA
* High risk group had lower infection rate than low risk group using oral antibiotics
* Oral antibiotics are low-cost and effective in preventing PJI in TJA

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