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Antibacterial activity of bone allografts: comparison of a new vancomycin-tethered allograft with allograft loaded with adsorbed vancomycin.
Bone - 1 Mar 2011
Ketonis Constantinos, Barr Stephanie, Shapiro Irving M, Parvizi Javad, Adams Christopher S, Hickok Noreen J
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial contamination of bone allograft is a significant complication of orthopedic surgery. To address this issue, we have engineered a method for covalently modifying bone allograft tissue with the antibiotic vancomycin. The goal of this investigation was to compare the biocidal properties of...
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