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Question 1)
A 80-year-old male with a past medical history of high cholesterol, prostate cancer, and hypertension presents with end stage osteoarthritis of the right shoulder. He has a massive irreparable rotator cuff tear on MRI with severe atrophy of the muscles. He received an intra-articular corticosteroid injection into the shoulder 6 months ago with minimal relief. The patient is scheduled for a reverse shoulder replacement in the near future. Which risk factor places the patient at higher risk for post-operative periprosthetic infection?
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