[Prophylactic use of Zinacef in orthopedics]

Authors give a brief summary on necessity of antibiotic prophylaxis in orthopaedics, pointing out the hip, knee arthroplasty and the spinal fusion with Steffee plate. They introduce the applied antibiotic, called Zinacef and it's antibacterial spectrum and the way in prophylaxis is discussed. No any septic complication was observed out of one thousand surgical interventions.