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In this chapter an overview is given about the rationale for antibiotic-loaded bone cement as a drug delivery system. The characteristics of antibiotic release, the suitability of various antibiotics for admixing and the clinical application and impact are described.
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Frommelt, L., Kühn, KD. (2005). Antibiotic-Loaded Cement. In: The Well-Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28924-0_9
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