Antibiotic Dispensing Before and After Primary and Revision Total Hip Replacement: An Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry Linkage Study

IntroductionInfection is a major complication following joint replacement (JR) surgery. However, little data exist on baseline use of antibiotics following primary JR and how use changes with subsequent revision surgery. Objectives & ApproachOur study objectives were to describe community use of antibiotics before and after primary total hip replacement (THR) and change in use pre and post revision procedure. Registry data were...