Table 4.
Low dose single antibiotic cement | High dose dual antibiotic cement | Chi squared test, p= | |
---|---|---|---|
1941 hemiarthroplasties | 681 | 1260 | |
Deep SSI | 23 (3.4%) | 15 (1.2%) | 0.003** |
Deep SSI resistant to clindamycin | 14 (2.06%) | 15 (1.19%) | 0.134 |
Deep SSI resistant to gentamicin | 10 (1.47%) | 12 (1.00%) | 0.305 |
Deep SSI resistant to both | 8 (1.17%) | 12 (1.00%) | 0.643 |