Preoperative Malnutrition and Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Evaluation Using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index.
BACKGROUND Poor nutritional status has been reported to adversely affect postoperative outcomes in orthopedic surgery; however, its role in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) has not been fully established. This study investigated whether pre-operative nutritional status, evaluated using the Geriatric Nutrition...