OrthoQB

Evidence library

The trials, meta-analyses and guidelines that shape orthopaedic diagnosis and management, each summarised in one screen: what it asked, what it found, and how it changed practice. Every citation is checked against PubMed.

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DATIPOThe New England journal of medicine 2021
Antibiotic Therapy for 6 or 12 Weeks for Prosthetic Joint Infection.
Non-inferiority of 6 weeks was not shown: persistent infection was more frequent with 6 weeks than 12 weeks, with the difference most marked in patients treated by DAIR.
Randomised trialManagementInfection
Zimmerli rifampicin RCTJAMA 1998
Role of rifampin for treatment of orthopedic implant-related staphylococcal infections: a randomized controlled trial. Foreign-Body Infection (FBI) Study Group.
Among patients completing the study, cure was significantly more frequent with the rifampicin combination than with ciprofloxacin alone.
Randomised trialManagementInfection