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Approximately 120 infected prosthetic joint replacements have been reimplanted since 1968 at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The earlier experience included primarily one-stage reimplantations, the antibiotic therapy being selected by the treating orthopedic surgeon. Reimplan tations after 1975 were performed primarily in two stages, including a standardized six-week intravenous antibiotic regimen. Minimal 1:8 peak bactericidal serum levels were the objective, monitored by a consultant in infectious diseases.
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Salvati, E.A., Callaghan, J.J., Brause, B.D., Klein, R.F., Small, R.D. (1985). Reimplantation of Infected Joint Replacements: Elution Studies of Gentamicin from Cement and Beads. In: Uhthoff, H.K., Stahl, E. (eds) Current Concepts of Infections in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69833-0_27
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