TZU-HAO TSENGCHIH-HAO CHANGChen, Chien-LinChien-LinChenHONGSEN CHIANGHsieh, Hao-YingHao-YingHsiehJYH-HORNG WANGYoung, Tai-HorngTai-HorngYoung2023-03-282023-03-282022-10-141471-2474https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/629830Antibiotic-loaded bone cement beads and spacers have been widely used for orthopaedic infection. Poor antibiotic elution is not capable of eradicating microbial pathogens and could lead to treatment failure. The elution profiles differ among different cement formulations. Although Simplex P cement has the least release amount, it is widely used due to its ready availability. Previous methods aiming to improve the elution profiles were not translated well to clinical practice. We sought to address this by using easily available materials to improve the elution profile of antibiotics from PMMA, which allows clinicians to implement the method intraoperatively.enAntibiotics; Cement; Infection; PMMA; Release[SDGs]SDG3A simple method to improve the antibiotic elution profiles from polymethylmethacrylate bone cement spacers by using rapid absorbable suturesjournal article10.1186/s12891-022-05870-0362420412-s2.0-85139888882WOS:000873884800002https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85139888882