CORR Insights®: Does Cement Viscosity Impact Antibiotic Elution and In Vitro Efficacy Against Common Prosthetic Joint Infection Pathogens?

1Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2Director of Research and Innovation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada G. Grammatopoulos, Director of Research and Innovation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada, Email: [email protected] This CORR Insights® is a commentary on the article "Does Cement Viscosity Impact Antibiotic Elution and In Vitro Efficacy Against Common Prosthetic Joint Infection Pathogens?" by Dietz and colleagues available at:DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000003272. The author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writer, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.