Table 2.

Cement/antibiotic formulations with their corresponding complications

Study	No. of Patient	Cement/Antibiotic Formulation	Complications
Jung et al.	82 (hip spacers)	0.5 g gentamicin and 2 g vancomycin / 40 g cement	5 cases of acute renal failure (80).
Hsieh et al.	42 (hip spacers)	480 mg liquid gentamicin + 3 g vancomycin / 40 g of cement	0.5 mg/DL increase in serum creatinine (81).
Springer et al.	36 knees 34 patients	10.5g vancomycin + 12.5 g gentamicin / 40 g cement	no complications reported (13).
Dovas et al.	a 61-year-old patient	high-dose gentamicin-vancomycin impregnated cement	acute renal failure (82).
Evans et al.	44 (total 54 periprosthetic infections)	4 g vancomycin + 4.6 g tobramycin / 40 cement	no complications reported (29).