Only a partial shield: local vancomycin postpones but does not prevent hip and knee prosthetic infections - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

Only a partial shield: local vancomycin postpones but does not prevent hip and knee prosthetic infections

  • By

  • Alexander Darup

  • Max Ettinger

  • Peter Savov

  • Sephan Brand

  • Gesine H Seeber

  • Ricarda Stauss

  • June 18, 2026

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Top Institutions in Orthopedic Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Hospital for Special Surgery
    Hospital for Special Surgery

    New York, NY

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopedics

  • #2

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopedics

  • #3

    International Consensus Meeting of Istanbul
    International Consensus Meeting of Istanbul

    Istanbul, Turkey

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopedics

  • #4

    University Medical Center Groningen
    University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, Netherlands

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopedics

  • #5

    Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”
    Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”

    Rome, Italy

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopedics

Original Source(s)

Only a partial shield: local vancomycin postpones but does not prevent hip and knee prosthetic infections

  • by Alexander Darup, Max Ettinger, Peter Savov, Sephan Brand, Gesine H Seeber, Ricarda Stauss

  • June 18, 2026

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