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However, studies focusing on risk factors are limited to single joints with limited numbers of patients; therefore, inconsistencies remain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To review and analyze predictive risk factors for postarthroscopy infections across arthroscopy of the ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, and elbow.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Systematic review and meta-analysis; Level of evidence, 3.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The PubMed, Scopus, and Embase databases were searched using terms related to \u201carthroscopy\u201d and \u201cinfection\u201d to determine risk associated with patient-specific factors. Pooled analysis was conducted using R for smoking, diabetes mellitus (DM), body mass index (BMI) between\u200930 and 40, BMI &gt;40, intraoperative corticosteroid injection (CSI), and preoperative CSI administration at 2-week intervals up to 8 weeks before operation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The search included 1384 studies, of which 125 were determined to meet all inclusion criteria. Postarthroscopic infection risk is significantly increased in patients who had intraoperative intra-articular steroid use (OR, 5.97; 95% CI, 2.66-13.39), steroid use within 2 weeks (OR, 3.36; 95% CI, 2.43-4.65) and 2 to 4 weeks before operation (OR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.48-2.42), DM (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.24-1.79), BMI of 30 to 40 (OR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.22-1.37), and BMI &gt;40 (OR, 1.76; 95% CI, 1.41-2.19) and patients who smoked tobacco (OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.38-1.83).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The overall risk of infection was 0.84%. Across joints, infection rates varied by procedure type. Knee and hip surgeries demonstrated low weighted mean infection rates (0.61% and 0.59%, respectively), as did shoulder procedures (0.47%). Elbow surgeries had the highest mean infection rate (2.3%), and limited data suggested a low rate for ankle procedures (0.27%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant increases in postoperative infection risk in patients who underwent arthroscopy of the ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, and elbow were noted with intraoperative intra-articular CSI administration or preoperative CSI administration within 4 weeks of surgery, BMI &gt;30, diabetes, and smoking tobacco. 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