Karl-Friedrich Schüttler1, Alexander Scharm2, Thomas Stein3,4, Thomas J Heyse2, Michael Lohoff5, Frank Sommer5, Anja Spiess-Naumann2, Turgay Efe2,6. 1. Centre for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, 35043, Marburg, Germany. kschuett@med.uni-marburg.de. 2. Centre for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, 35043, Marburg, Germany. 3. Department of Sporttraumatology, Knee- and Shoulder-Surgery, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 4. Department of Sports Science, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. 5. Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. 6. Orthopeadicum Lich, Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 7a, 35423, Lich, Germany.
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INTRODUCTION: Although there is increasing evidence for the successful use of local vancomycin applied by soaked compresses during ACL reconstruction, there are still little data on its microbiological and biomechanical effects. Furthermore, exact dosage of vancomycin with respect to tendon stability and microbiological effectivity is still unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 63 porcine flexor digitorum profundus tendons were harvested under sterile conditions from fresh cadaver legs. After contamination with Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis), tendons were wrapped into sterile compresses moistened with different concentrations of vancomycin for 10 or 20 min. Sterile sodium chloride was used for control. After treatment, tendons were rolled onto blood-agar plates to test for residual bacterial contamination and tested for maximum load and stiffness using a uniaxial testing device with cryo-clamps for tendon fixation. Agar plates were checked after 1 week of culture at 36 °C for signs of bacterial growth. RESULTS: When applying vancomycin for only 10 min, bacterial contamination was found in all dosage groups ranging from 28.6% contamination (n = 2 of 7 tendons) when using 10 mg/ml up to 85.7% (n = 6 of 7 tendons) when using 1 mg/ml. Applying vancomycin-soaked compresses for 20 min, bacterial contamination was still found in the groups using 1 mg/ml and 2.5 mg/ml (contamination rate 85.7 and 42.9% respectively). When using 5 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml, no bacterial contamination could be perceived after 7 days of culture. With regard to biomechanical properties, no differences were found regarding maximum load or Young's modulus between groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed no signs of biomechanical impairment of porcine flexor tendons after the use of vancomycin wraps with concentration ranging from 1 to 10 mg/ml for 10 or 20 min at a time zero testing. Contamination with S. epidermidis was cleansed in 100% of tendons when using at least 5 mg/ml of vancomycin for 20 min.
INTRODUCTION: Although there is increasing evidence for the successful use of local vancomycin applied by soaked compresses during ACL reconstruction, there are still little data on its microbiological and biomechanical effects. Furthermore, exact dosage of vancomycin with respect to tendon stability and microbiological effectivity is still unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 63 porcine flexor digitorum profundus tendons were harvested under sterile conditions from fresh cadaver legs. After contamination with Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis), tendons were wrapped into sterile compresses moistened with different concentrations of vancomycin for 10 or 20 min. Sterile sodium chloride was used for control. After treatment, tendons were rolled onto blood-agar plates to test for residual bacterial contamination and tested for maximum load and stiffness using a uniaxial testing device with cryo-clamps for tendon fixation. Agar plates were checked after 1 week of culture at 36 °C for signs of bacterial growth. RESULTS: When applying vancomycin for only 10 min, bacterial contamination was found in all dosage groups ranging from 28.6% contamination (n = 2 of 7 tendons) when using 10 mg/ml up to 85.7% (n = 6 of 7 tendons) when using 1 mg/ml. Applying vancomycin-soaked compresses for 20 min, bacterial contamination was still found in the groups using 1 mg/ml and 2.5 mg/ml (contamination rate 85.7 and 42.9% respectively). When using 5 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml, no bacterial contamination could be perceived after 7 days of culture. With regard to biomechanical properties, no differences were found regarding maximum load or Young's modulus between groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed no signs of biomechanical impairment of porcine flexor tendons after the use of vancomycin wraps with concentration ranging from 1 to 10 mg/ml for 10 or 20 min at a time zero testing. Contamination with S. epidermidis was cleansed in 100% of tendons when using at least 5 mg/ml of vancomycin for 20 min.
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