Extended Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics for Primary and Aseptic Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.

Ramakanth R Yakkanti Dennis J Vanden BergeSpencer H SummersKailey L MansourAlessia C LavinVictor H Hernandez

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2022)

There is conflicting evidence regarding the benefit of extended (>24 hours) antibiotics, IV or PO, after TJA. As of now, current guidelines do not support the use of extended antibiotics; future prospective clinical trials are needed to help support these claims.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
total knee arthroplasty
patients undergoing
current status
clinical practice