Biomet Cement and Cementing Systems
Antibiotic-loaded bone cement
Vancomycin
Vancomycin belongs to the category of glycopeptide antibiotics.
Glycopeptide antibiotics are of special importance because of the increasing number of cases of methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRSA) in some countries. At present, it is considered the antibiotic of choice in cases of periprosthetic infection caused by MRSA, as may occur in two-step revisions