Antibiotic bone cement’s effect on infection rates in primary and revision total knee arthroplasties

Table 3 Comparisons made between groups in primary TKA RCTs

Paper	Comparison
Chiu et al[18], 2001	Cefuroxime-impregnated cement vs PBC
Vrabec et al[23], 2016	Intravenous tobramycin vs AIBC with tobramycin
Chiu et al[19], 2002	Cefuroxime-impregnated cement vs PBC
Lizaur-Utrilla et al[24], 2014	Tibial fixation with either a cemented (Palacos with Gentamicin) vs cementless with screw augmentation (systemic antibiotics only)
Nilsson et al[25], 1999	Vacuum mixed bone cement (Palacos–Gentamicin) vs hydroxyapatite-coated prostheses
Bercovy et al[26], 2012	Hydroxyapatite-coated prostheses vs cemented (Refobacin) tibial components
Hinarejos et al[20], 2013	Simplex P cement loaded with 0.5 g of erythromycin and three million units of colistin in 40 g of cement (Stryker) vs simplex cement without antibiotic
McQueen et al[22], 1987	Cefuroxime in bone cement (1.5 g of cefuroxime powder was added to 40 g of CMW cement powder) vs systemic (1.5 g) cefuroxime
McQueen et al[21], 1990	Cefuroxime in bone cement (1.5 g of cefuroxime powder was added to 40 g of CMW cement powder) vs systemic (1.5 g) cefuroxime

CMW: A kind of bone cement made by CMW laboratories of DePuy Synthes Companies; RCTs: Randomized controlled trials/studies; PBC: Plain bone cement; AIBC: Antibiotic impregnated bone cement.