What is the role of medical comorbidities as potential risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following primary or revision total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA)?

What is the role of medical comorbidities as potential risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following primary or revision total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA)?

Authors: Brent Morris, Joseph J. King
RECOMMENDATION: Specific patient medical comorbidities and demographic factors are potential risk factors for shoulder PJI and appropriate preoperative evaluation and perioperative management should be standard practice.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate
DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus)

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