Retrospective Analysis of Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair at a Single Institution Yields a 0.11% Postoperative Infection Rate

• Main Authors: Harsh Singh, B.A (Author), Inis Isak, B.S (Author), William M. Cregar, M.D (Author), John D. Higgins, M.D (Author), Amar S. Vadhera, B.S (Author), Allison K. Perry, B.S (Author), Gregory P. Nicholson, M.D (Author), Brian J. Cole, M.D., M.B.A (Author), Nikhil N. Verma, M.D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: To establish an infection rate following primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) from a single institutional database and to ascertain whether there is a relationship between the use of preoperative corticosteroid injection (CSI) and the risk of postoperative infection. Methods: All...