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The clearance of Gentamicin from antibiotic-loaded bone cement

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The concentrations of Gentamicin in the serum, drainage fluid and urine were determined by radioimmunoassay in 40 patients after total hip replacement and 10 after knee replacement. Palacos R bone cement with added Gentamicin had been used to fix the prostheses in all cases. Two types of response were observed; in Group I the Gentamicin levels rose very rapidly, whereas in Group II a more gradual increase was seen. In all cases the level of Gentamicin had fallen to a negligible amount by the fifth day after operation.

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La concentration de la Gentamycine dans le sérum, le liquide de drainage et l'urine a été déterminée par dosage radioimmunologique chez 40 malades après arthroplastie totale de la hanche et chez 10 malades après le arthroplastie du genou. Le ciment Palacos R additionné de Gentamycine a été employé dans chaque cas pour fixer la prothèse. Deux sortes réactions ont été observées: dans le premier groupe le taux de Gentamycine s'est élevé très rapidement, tandis que dans le second groupe l'élévation a été plus progressive. Dans chaque cas le taux de Gentamycine était tombé à un niveau négligeable dès le cinquième jour après l'opération.

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Downes, S., Brown, A.E. & Mukherjee, S. The clearance of Gentamicin from antibiotic-loaded bone cement. International Orthopaedics 9, 205–207 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00268172

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