Quantification of bacteria obtained from explanted cements and bone tissue on the day of sacrifice. (A) Quantity of CFU per explanted PMMA-based bone cement. *, P < 0.01, compared with other groups; #, P < 0.05, compared with the PMMA or PMMA-C group. (B) Growth of bacterial colonies in bone cements on TSA. (C) Quantity of CFU per gram of bone. *, P < 0.01, compared with the PMMA or PMMA-C group; #, P < 0.05, compared with the PMMA-G group; $, P < 0.05, compared with the PMMA or PMMA-C group.