Effect of Supplemental Testosterone Use on Shoulder Arthroplasty Infection Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supplemental testosterone use among patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty can increase the Cutibacterium acnes load on the skin. Although higher C. acnes loads on the skin are associated with higher amounts of bacteria in deep tissues, it is unknown whether preoperative testosterone use increases the risk of shoulder prosthetic joint infection. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine if there is a temporal relationship between testosterone use and the risk of prosthetic joint infection after shoulder arthroplasty.

Methods

The PearlDiver database was queried to identify a cohort of patients who underwent shoulder arthroplasty (hemiarthroplasty, anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty) with minimum 2-year follow-up. Current Pr

SUBMITTER: Su F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12803738 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature