Table 2 Comparisons made in RCTs on the outcome of infection

Chiu 2009

Antibiotic impregnated bone cement vs. none

Infection >8 year follow-up

183

0

DeBenedictis 1984

1st vs. 2nd generation cephalosporin

Infection 12 months

1

Mauerhan 1994

1st vs. 2nd generation cephalosporin

Infection 12 months

62

132

Jacobson 2005

DuraPrep plus Ioban drape vs. povidone iodine antiseptic

30 day infection

11

9

Phillips 2014

5 day pre-op mupirocin nasal nare application vs. 2 hour pre-op povidone iodine antiseptic

3 month infection

48

64

Total

304

206