Graft preparation with intraoperative vancomycin decreases infection after ACL reconstruction: a review of 1,640 cases

JE Baron, AG Shamrock, WT Cates, RA Cates, Q An… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Reported infection rates following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction are low, but infections are associated with high morbidity including …

Vancomycin-soaking of the graft reduces the incidence of septic arthritis following ACL reconstruction: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis

JH Naendrup, B Marche, D de SA, P Koenen… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose (1) To compare the incidence of post-operative septic arthritis following anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) between patients receiving routine pre-operative …

Vancomycin pre-soaking of the graft reduces postoperative infection rate without increasing risk of graft failure and arthrofibrosis in ACL reconstruction

C Offerhaus, M Balke, J Hente, M Gehling… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To investigate whether pre-soaking the graft in vancomycin during anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction (ACLR) reduces the postoperative infection rate and if this technique …

Autograft soaking in vancomycin reduces the risk of infection after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

D Pérez-Prieto, R Torres-Claramunt, PE Gelber… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To determine whether the bathing of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) autograft
in vancomycin reduces the rate of infection following an ACL reconstruction. Methods …

A surgical technique using presoaked vancomycin hamstring grafts to decrease the risk of infection after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

CJ Vertullo, M Quick, A Jones, JE Grayson - Arthroscopy: The Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether presoaking hamstring graft
with a dilute antibiotic solution provides a potential new tool to improve measures to prevent …

No infections in 1300 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions with vancomycin pre-soaking of hamstring grafts

M Phegan, JE Grayson, CJ Vertullo - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the pre-soaking of hamstring grafts in topical vancomycin, in addition
to IV prophylaxis, during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to reduce the …

Contamination occurs during ACL graft harvesting and manipulation, but it can be easily eradicated

D Pérez-Prieto, ME Portillo, R Torres-Claramunt… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Why anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) autograft soaking in a 5 mg/ml vancomycin
solution decreases the rate of infection has not been well-explained. One hypothesis is that …

Vancomycin‐soaked autografts during ACL reconstruction reduce the risk of post‐operative infection without affecting return to sport or knee function

Y Bohu, S Klouche, HB Sezer, S Herman… - Knee Surgery …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare return to sport and knee function 1 year after anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) reconstruction using autografts with and without vancomycin presoaking. Methods A …

Significantly lower infection risk for anterior cruciate ligament grafts presoaked in vancomycin compared with unsoaked grafts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M **ao, SL Sherman, MR Safran, GD Abrams - Arthroscopy: The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare postoperative infection rates following ACL reconstruction performed
with grafts presoaked in vancomycin versus those without vancomycin. Methods A …

Soaking ACL grafts in vancomycin solution (1 mg/ml) reduces the infection rate without increasing the risk for re-rupture and arthrofibrosis

T Hees, Y Abdelatif, K Karpinski, S Bierke… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the present study was to evaluate if the vancomycin (1 mg/ml) is
effective for the prevention of septic arthritis after ACL reconstruction. The hypothesis was …