Revision Total Shoulder Arthroplasty is Associated with Increased Thirty-Day Postoperative Complications and Wound Infections Relative to Primary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Venkat BoddapatiMichael C FuWilliam W SchairerLawrence V GulottaDavid M DinesJoshua S DinesPublished in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2017)
Revision TSA, in comparison to primary, poses an increased risk of postoperative complications, particularly wound infections. A history of smoking was an independent predictor of wound infections.