Oral Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Outpatient Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Describing Current Practices

Despite an increase in outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), large-scale data are lacking on current practice for antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing. We aimed to describe current oral antibiotic prophylaxis practices nationally for outpatient THA and TKA.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - April 22, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Avanish Yendluri, Jiwoo Park, Priya Singh, Kyle Rako, Brocha Z. Stern, Jashvant Poeran, Darwin D. Chen, Calin S. Moucha, Brett L. Hayden Source Type: research