Does prior corticosteroid injection increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after primary or revision shoulder arthroplasty?

Authors: Mark Frankle, Jason Hsu
RECOMMENDATION: An increased number of corticosteroid injections and a shorter interval between corticosteroid injection and shoulder arthroplasty may increase the risk for surgical site infection or shoulder PJI.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Limited
DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus)

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