Journal article
Vancomycin‐soaking of the graft reduces the incidence of septic arthritis following ACL reconstruction: results of a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Abstract
PURPOSE: (1) To compare the incidence of post-operative septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) between patients receiving routine pre-operative intravenous (IV) prophylaxis only intravenous (IV) infection prophylaxis and patients receiving additional graft-soaking in a vancomycin solution (5 mg/ml) perioperatively. (2) To review the literature regarding effects of graft-soaking in vancomycin solutions on …
Authors
Naendrup J; Marche B; de D; Koenen P; Otchwemah R; Wafaisade A; Pfeiffer TR
Journal
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 1005–1013
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
4 2020
DOI
10.1007/s00167-019-05353-1
ISSN
0942-2056