Should the graft and all hardware be removed in the treatment of patients with an acute infection following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR)?

Authors: Alan Ivković, Jacek Kruczyńsk, Raul García-Bógalo, Barbara Kunovac, Tomasz Jopek, Katarzyna Grbowska, L. Horna-Castineira

RECOMMENDATION: The initial approach to an acute infection following ACLR should be arthroscopic irrigation and debridement, retention of a stable graft and hardware and intravenous antibiotic therapy.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus)

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