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AAOS 2024: VANCO Trial Sub-Study: Use of Drains for Infection Prevention

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February 2024

AAOS 2024: VANCO Trial Sub-Study: Use of Drains for Infection Prevention

Vol: 306| Issue: 2| Number:24| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Are drains associated with infection after operative fixation of high-risk tibial plateau and pilon fractures?

Contributing Authors:
A Boissonneault R O'toole RA Hayda J Reid CT Caroom A Carlini A Dagal RC Castillo MA Karunakar C McAndrew PE Matuszewski GT Altman RA Hymes NN O'Hara

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978 patients with a high-risk tibial plateau or pilon fracture were included in this randomized controlled trial substudy. Patients were randomized based on the use of a drain and vancomycin powder. The primary outcome of interest was deep surgical site infection within 6 months. There was no significant association between deep infection rates with and without drain use. A strong association was ...

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