Bone cement

Hip » Total hip arthroplasty » Bone cement » Antibiotics 2010-2019

FIGURE Trend (proportion [%] per year) in use of antibiotics in bone cement in primary total hip arthroplasties in the Netherlands in 2010-2019

Year

Bone cement antibiotics (%)

Gentamicin
87.75
90.88
91.99
92.20
92.77
93.95
95.05
96.19
96.61
98.97
93.79
93.79

Tobramycin
7.70
4.95
4.52
4.07
2.97
2.29
1.77
0.95
0.33
0.20
2.85
2.85

Erythromycin+Colistin
0.92
2.60
2.88
3.06
3.75
3.32
2.84
2.61
2.74
0.49
2.55
2.55

No antibiotics
3.36
1.42
0.40
0.32
0.23
0.07
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.52
0.52

Gentamicin+Clindamycin
0.26
0.17
0.22
0.31
0.27
0.37
0.30
0.21
0.26
0.25
0.26
0.26

Gentamicin+Vancomycin
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.01
0.03
0.02
0.05
0.08
0.02
0.02

Total (n):
93,370
7,945
8,472
9,110
9,351
10,006
9,582
9,817
9,909
9,705
9,473

THA: total hip arthroplasty.

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Hip » Total hip arthroplasty » Bone cement » Viscosity 2010-2019

FIGURE Trend (proportion [%] per year) in bone cement viscosity in primary total hip arthroplasties in the Netherlands in 2010-2019

Year

Bone cement viscosity (%)

High
85.90
87.72
88.48
87.48
88.10
90.44
92.16
93.88
94.43
96.55
90.65
90.65

Medium
14.10
12.28
11.52
12.52
11.90
9.56
7.84
6.12
5.57
3.45
9.35
9.35

Total (n):
93,363
7,943
8,471
9,109
9,350
10,005
9,582
9,817
9,908
9,705
9,473

Please note: Low viscosity in bone cement was used in 7 (<0.01%) primary THAs in 2010-2019.
THA: total hip arthroplasty.

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Hip » Total hip arthroplasty » Bone cement » Vacuum mixing system 2010-2019

FIGURE Trend (proportion [%] per year) in use of bone cement pre-packed in a vacuum mixing system in primary total hip arthroplasties in the Netherlands in 2010-2019

Year

Vacuum mixing system (%)

Separately packed
94.41
92.58
88.61
83.51
82.08
75.65
74.10
75.24
53.12
46.76
76.04
76.04

Pre-packed
5.59
7.42
11.39
16.49
17.92
24.35
25.90
24.76
46.88
53.24
23.96
23.96

Total (n):
93,370
7,945
8,472
9,110
9,351
10,006
9,582
9,817
9,909
9,705
9,473

THA: total hip arthroplasty; Separately packed: separately packed bone cement components; Pre-packed: bone cement pre-packed in a vacuum mixing system.

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