Peak serum vancomycin levels are achieved 24 hours after implantation of a vancomycin-soaked anterior cruciate ligament graft: Evidence for the sponge effect of soaked tendon grafts
Objectives: Vancomycin soaking of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft drastically reduces the rate of postoperative septic knee arthritis after ACL reconstruction and is on its way to becoming gold standard. However, the systemic effects and elution characteristics of vancomycin from tendons [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- German Sport University Cologne (DE)
- Witten/Herdecke University (DE)
- Kliniken der Stadt Köln (DE)
- Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou604
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Immune Systems Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00