Antibiotic Beads 11981

 

Antibiotic Beads / Cement CPT

  • 11981 Insertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant
  • 11982 Removal, non biodegradable drug delivery implant
  • 11983 Removal with reinsertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant

Antibiotic cement / Antibiotic beads

  • Commercially available pre-mixed antibiotic cement is low-dose and indicated for prophylaxis, not treatment of infection.
  • High dose:. 3.6g tobramycin and 1g vancomycin per 40g of bone cement. (Penner MJ, J Arthroplasty 1996;11:939).
  • Addition of more than 4.5 g of powder substantially weakens bone cement;
  • Approx 8 grams of antibiotic powder per 40 gm of cement is the highest amount that can be added
  • See also Wheeles antibiotic cement notes.

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