Surgeon practice patterns for pre-soaking ACL tendon grafts in vancomycin: a survey of the ACL study group

ConclusionThis survey demonstrates that 37.9% of ACL study group members currently utilize vancomycin to pre-soak ACL tendon grafts as a means to decrease post-operative infection risk, with the majority of surgeons having implemented this practice within the past 5  years. The biggest concern towards using vancomycin was the mechanical properties of the graft after soaking.Level of evidenceIV.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research