Short-term vancomycin and buffer soaking does not change rabbit achilles tendon tensile material properties

From these results, we conclude that soaking an allograft tendon in antibiotic solution for up to 30  min prior to implantation does not change the tensile material properties of tendons, supporting current clinical practice.
Source: Clinical Biomechanics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research