The impact of a meta-analysis on orthopaedic surgeons' practice with regards to vancomycin graft pre-soaking in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A paper questionnaire survey study.

Background And Aims: Understanding the impact of orthopaedic scientific research is vital in identifying facilitators and barriers to its implementation in clinical practice. A meta-analysis was carried out which showed that presoaking hamstring (HT) autografts in vancomycin was associated with a 10-fold reduction in infection rate in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Our aim was to determine the practice of orthopaedic surgeons with regards to vancomycin presoaking and explore whether they would adopt the findings of this meta-analysis.