Cefazolin concentrations in bone and synovial fluid

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1978 Apr;60(3):359-62.

Abstract

A single intravenous dose of one gram of cefazolin was administered prophylactically to forty-eight patients undergoing total joint replacement. The serum half-life of the antibiotic was 1.8 hours, the same value found in normal volunteers. The mean concentration in bone during surgery was 5.7 micrograms per gram of bone. The mean concentration in synovial fluid during surgery was 24.4 micrograms per milliliter of fluid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Biological Availability
  • Bone and Bones / metabolism*
  • Cefazolin / administration & dosage
  • Cefazolin / metabolism*
  • Cefazolin / therapeutic use
  • Cephalosporins / metabolism*
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Joint Prosthesis
  • Postoperative Care
  • Preoperative Care
  • Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control
  • Synovial Fluid / metabolism*
  • Tourniquets

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Cefazolin