Efficacy of Postoperative Oral Antibiotics in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Robert M FrederickHannah BurnetteMyles JoycePadam KumarTrevor McGeeChi-Yang ChiuClayton C BettinBenjamin J GrearWilliam G MurphyDavid R RichardsonPublished in: Foot & ankle international (2022)
The results of this study indicate that postoperative oral antibiotics are not associated with differences in infection rates or severity. We do not recommend routine use in foot and ankle surgery.