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Age, gender, breed, surgeon, number of joints operated, total anesthetic time, perioperative antimicrobial administration, and the presence and size of osteochondral fragments\/subchondral lesions were recorded. For each operated joint, the development of postoperative infection (surgical site infection [SSI] and\/or septic arthritis) and long\u2010term outcome (&gt;6 months) were recorded. Multivariate logistic regression was used to test for association between the independent variables and the dependent outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 1741 joints in 1079 horses underwent arthroscopy. SSI without septic arthritis occurred in 1 fetlock joint (0.14%), 1 tibiotarsal joint (0.19%), and 6 femoropatellar joints (1.67%). Thirteen joints (0.75%) were diagnosed with septic arthritis, including 1 fetlock joint (0.14%), 4 tibiotarsal joints (0.74%), and 8 femoropatellar joints (2.23%). The probability of postoperative SSI was higher when large lesions (&gt;40 mm long) were treated, compared to medium (20\u201040 mm,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.005) and small (&lt;20 mm,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) lesions. SSI was a significant risk factor for the development of septic arthritis (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Although age did not affect the incidence of SSI, increasing age was associated with a lower rate of septic arthritis rate (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.028).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Septic arthritis after elective arthroscopy was more likely in the presence of SSI and younger age. 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