Is there a Role for Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Dental Procedures in Patients with Total Joint Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review of the Literature

Slullitel, Pablo Ariel; Oñativia, José Ignacio; Piuzzi, Nicolás Santiago; Higuera-Rueda, Carlos; Parvizi, Javad; Buttaro, Martín Alejandro

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Is there a Role for Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Dental Procedures in Patients with Total Joint Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review of the Literature

Pablo Ariel Slullitel, José Ignacio Oñativia, Nicolás Santiago Piuzzi, Carlos Higuera-Rueda, Javad Parvizi, and Martín Alejandro Buttaro

Pablo Ariel Slullitel

Hip Surgery Unit, Institute of Orthopaedics “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

José Ignacio Oñativia

Hip Surgery Unit, Institute of Orthopaedics “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Nicolás Santiago Piuzzi

Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States.

Carlos Higuera-Rueda

Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States.

Javad Parvizi

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; United States.

Martín Alejandro Buttaro

Hip Surgery Unit, Institute of Orthopaedics “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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