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Cases of postoperative infection were identified as those requiring surgical irrigation and debridement (I&amp;D) and\/or postoperative oral antibiotics or had a documented visit for postoperative infection with an infectious disease specialist within 6\u2009months of the indexed procedure. Cases and controls were matched 1:2 based on sex, age \u00b11\u2009year, body mass index \u00b11\u2009kg\/m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    , and primary Current Procedural Terminology code. Preoperative diagnosis of eczema and postoperative diagnosis of infection were compared between cases and controls.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    Three hundred patients were analyzed (mean age 18.2\u2009\u00b1\u20093.8\u2009years); 4% of both cases and controls had a history of eczema. Patients with postoperative SSI did not have greater odds of having an eczema diagnosis preoperatively compared to matched controls. Overall, 32% of cases required an I&amp;D procedure; these patients did not have greater odds of having an eczema diagnosis preoperatively compared to matched controls.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusion:<\/jats:italic>\n                    This retrospective matched case-control study suggests that a prior or current diagnosis of eczema is not associated with SSI following ACL-R, MPFL-R, or knee arthroscopy in patients aged 5 to 25\u2009years.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Level III: Case-Control Study\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/15563316251347295","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,26]],"date-time":"2025-06-26T22:25:09Z","timestamp":1750976709000},"page":"178-184","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Eczema Is Not 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