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World J Orthop. Aug 18, 2023; 14(8): 589-597
Published online Aug 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i8.589
Published online Aug 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i8.589
Use of topical vancomycin powder in total joint arthroplasty: Why the current literature is inconsistent?
Fabio Mancino, Piers J Yates, Christopher W Jones, Department of Orthopaedics, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth 6150, Australia
Piers J Yates, Christopher W Jones, Department of Orthopaedics, The Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western Australia, Perth 6010, Australia
Piers J Yates, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
Benjamin Clark, Department of Infectious Diseases, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth 6150, Australia
Christopher W Jones, Department of Orthopaedics, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia
Author contributions: Mancino F, Jones CW conceptualization; Yates PJ, Jones CW supervision and validation; Mancino F wrote the original draft; Yates PJ, Jones CW, Clark B, review and editing; and all the authors gave final approval of the version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Fabio Mancino, MD, Doctor, Department of Orthopaedics, Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren, Perth 6150, Australia. fabio_mancino@yahoo.com
Received: December 28, 2022
Peer-review started: December 28, 2022
First decision: February 21, 2023
Revised: March 28, 2023
Accepted: April 20, 2023
Article in press: April 20, 2023
Published online: August 18, 2023
Processing time: 231 Days and 21.7 Hours
Peer-review started: December 28, 2022
First decision: February 21, 2023
Revised: March 28, 2023
Accepted: April 20, 2023
Article in press: April 20, 2023
Published online: August 18, 2023
Processing time: 231 Days and 21.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Vancomycin powder is widely used in orthopaedic surgery and it has been recently investigated in total joint arthroplasty (TJA), however, results are often conflicting. The aim of this study was to report on the use of vancomycin powder in orthopaedic surgery focusing on its application in TJA.