The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if intraosseous antibiotic (cefazolin) administration can improve antibiotic levels in adults undergoing primary total hip replacement. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does intraosseous cefazolin increase antibiotic concentrations in blood and tissue compared with standard intravenous cefazolin alone? Researchers will compare patients receiving intraosseous cefazolin plus standard intravenous cefazolin to those receiving placebo injection plus standard intravenous cefazolin to see if local antibiotic delivery improves outcomes. Participants will: * Receive standard intravenous cefazolin before surgery and either intraosseous cefazolin or placebo * Provide blood samples before and after antibiotic administration * Have small tissue samples collected during surgery * Complete routine postoperative follow-up and outcome assessment for 90 days
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
25
1 gram of ancef will be administered intra-osseously into the patient's operative side greater trochanter
normal saline
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Cefazolin Concentration
Cefazolin concentration in local tissues and serum
Time frame: From administration of intra-osseous ancef to 4 hours post-operatively
Post-operative complications
Any post-operative complications, potentially related to the intra-osseous ancef or otherwise
Time frame: time of surgery to 90 days from surgery
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