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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Mean inhibitory effects in the two groups

From: Intraosseous concentration and inhibitory effect of different intravenous cefazolin doses used in preoperative prophylaxis of total knee arthroplasty

Parameters

IV cefazolin 1 g

IV cefazolin 2 g

P value

Mean inhibitory effect at proximal tibia (mm)

11.1 ± 6.1

8.4 ± 4.2

0.33

Mean inhibitory effect at distal femur (mm)

12.2 ± 6.1

10.9 ± 4.6

0.63

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