Interesting finding and this may affect patients with mild arthritis looking to get arthroscopic management of GHOA. Prior shoulder arthroscopy within 2 years associated with increased infection rates following shoulder replacement surgery.

Patients frequently undergo interventions before shoulder arthroplasty, including injections and arthroscopy. Although the potential impact of injections on postoperative outcomes such as infection has been well studied, it is less clear whether prior arthroscopy has an impact on infection rates after shoulder arthroplasty.

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