Vancomycin Soaking to Reduce Intraoperative Contamination by <i>Cutibacterium acnes</i> During the Latarjet Procedure
The rate of <i>C. acnes</i> contamination ranged from 25% to 68% during the open Latarjet procedure in young athletes. Vancomycin reduced the bacterial contamination when it was used at high concentrations in a gauze wrap on the coracoid. The type of <i>C. acnes</i> detected and its clinical implications remain to be studied.
Authors
- Nicolas Bonnevialle
- Pierre Mansat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2333-0366)
- Yoann Dalmas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3283-9711)
- Mathieu Girard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6366-1629)
- Hugo Barret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2243-8260)
- Marion Grare
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (FR)
- Clinique du Sport (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465241266621
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00