Editorial Commentary: Vancomycin Solution Pretreatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tendon Graft Reduces Infection Rates, Is Clinically and Biomechanically Sound, and Is Cost-Effective.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.05.044.
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Abstract
Prevention of postoperative infection following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remains a high priority for orthopaedic surgeons. Vancomycin presoaking of ACL grafts is a biomechanically sound, clinically effective, and cost-efficient method of improving ACL reconstruction infection rates.
Medical subject headings
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Vancomycin