Extended antibiotic prophylaxis in primary total knee arthroplasty: A narrative review of current evidence and controversies

Table 3 Narrative reviews and non-primary evidence sources [narrative reviews included for contextual synthesis (not primary evidence)]

Ref.	Scope	Arthroplasty focus	Principal themes addressed	Contribution to evidence base and key caveats
Hong et al[8]	Narrative review	Total knee arthroplasty (primary or revision focus)	EOA strategies; controversy around post-discharge prophylaxis; antibiotic stewardship concerns	Highlights lack of randomised evidence for EOAs; draws attention to stewardship implications; not primary evidence and dependent on quality of included studies reviewed

EOA: Extended oral antibiotic.