Chronic preoperative steroid use and total shoulder arthroplasty: a propensity score matched analysis of early-onset infectious outcomes

Preoperative chronic steroid use is an independent predictor of readmission but not infection following TSA. While the surgeon should be aware of the increased risk of readmission associated with chronic steroid use, the role of steroid use as a risk factor for postoperative infections following TSA may be less pronounced, particularly compared to surgeries of other joints. Further investigation of infectious outcomes and readmissions with longer follow-up is needed to clarify the specific role of chronic preoperative steroid use in adverse outcomes following TSA.