Does a prior arthroscopy of the knee increase the risk of subsequent surgical site infections/periprosthetic joing infections (SSIs/PJIs) in patients undergoing elective arthroplasty?

Authors: Arash Aalirezaie, Nirav K. Patel, Zoran Bozinovski, Hamed Vahedi, Perica Lazarovski

RECOMMENDATION: There is no evidence to suggest that a prior arthroscopy of the knee increases the risk of subsequent SSIs/PJIs in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 81%, Disagree: 12%, Abstain: 7% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)

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