Heraeus Medical at EBJIS in Bologna 2025
Satellite symposium: "Stronger together – what can we expect from dual antibiotic-loaded bone cements in the prevention and management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections?"
- Thursday, 11 September 2025, 5.35 - 6.35 pm, Sala Italia
- Please visit Heraeus Medical at booth no 8
Satellite Symposium: "Stronger together – what can we expect from dual antibiotic-loaded bone cements in the prevention and management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections?"
Bone cement is an established and well studied carrier for local antibiotic administration beyond the fixation purpose. It is widely used in prevention and in the context of treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infections.
But how and why does this work? What is the difference between low dose single antibiotic and higher dose dual antibiotic-loaded bone cements? What outcome can we expect? Which patients benefit? And is all bone cement the same? Let’s discuss in this symposium these and other questions.
In particular, we will address the topic when and in which situations it makes sense to use bone cement loaded with antibiotic combinations.
The panel of international experts will present the underlying principles, discuss what we can conclude from available data and recent studies and share their own clinical experience.
In addition, we save time for your questions and interactive discussions.
Lectures:
- Principles of dual antibiotic-loaded bone cement from a microbiological perspective - Christof Berberich
- The use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement with Gentamicin + Vancomycin for prevention of superinfection in complex knee arthroplasty revision - Sébastien Lustig
- Dual antibiotic-loaded bone cement in fragile patients with neck of femur fracture - Daniel Pérez-Prieto
Faculty:
- Irene Sigmund, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Christof Berberich, Heraeus Medical, Wehrheim, Germany
- Sébastien Lustig, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon University Hospital, France
- Daniel Pérez-Prieto, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
