Should antibiotics be administered before arthroscopic knee surgery? A systematic review of the literature.

CONCLUSION: Prophylactic antibiotics are effective in preventing septic arthritis following simple knee arthroscopy. In procedures involving graft implantation, graft soaking reduces the rate of infection. PMID: 30479973 [PubMed]
Source: World Journal of Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: World J Orthop Source Type: research