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CEMENT and ANTIBIOTICS

To the best of my knowledge most cements by their very nature are

strongly antimicrobial therefore inclusion of antibiotic in the cement

is unnecessary.

Mc Minn and Treacy have a superb record regarding failure due to

infection. Failure I believe is less than 1%, only a proportion of

which were due to infection.

The techniques described in the video are clearly aimed at minimising

exposure to microbes in the areas where they engineer the bone, and

prior to application of the prosthesuis.

Please - do you really think that these surgeons and their teams want to

take risks or " gamble " with infection! I doubt that they jump red

lights in their cars either!

INFECTION AND DENTISTRY

DO NOT brush your teeth anymore! Each time we brush our teeth we expose

ourselves to our own micro-organisms. If you are not immuno-compromised

(weakened immunity) or do not have particular heart problems etc (for

which you would be under advisory instructions) your body will eliminate

organisms naturally very quickly without risks. Whilst surgery is

traumatic, tiring and demanding on your body it doesn't render you more

susceptible to infection, except for the rather large suture around your

butt area. That area is very carefully monitored and managed post-

surgically and easily treated if infection occurs. If the risks were

higher we would ALL have been on prophylactic antibiotics before and

after surgery. Statistically the likelihood is low, no - its extremely

low. Let's all think positively and rely on our bodies to combat what

it is designed to combat.

If you have factors which pre-dispose you to infection make sure your

surgery team knows well in advance. If not stop worrying.

Be as healthy as possible and have faith in nature, ie your body's own

capabilities. You'll come through with flying colours. Worry is a

killer!

Good luck

Roy

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Swains