Open AccessShoulder Periprosthetic Joint Infection and All-Cause Mortality: A Worrisome Association
Author(s) -
Daniel C. Austin,
Sarah Townsley,
T. H. Rogers,
Jonathan D. Barlow,
Mark E. Morrey,
John W. Sperling,
Joaquín Sánchez-Sotelo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.21.00118
Subject(s) - periprosthetic , medicine , hazard ratio , arthroplasty , surgery , confidence interval , aseptic processing , mortality rate , proportional hazards model , implant , complication
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can be a devastating complication following shoulder arthroplasty. PJI following hip and knee arthroplasties has been found to increase mortality. However, anatomical and bacteriologic differences could potentially result in a different trend after shoulder arthroplasties. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to determine whether there is an association between shoulder PJI and all-cause mortality.