Postoperative deep shoulder infections following rotator cuff repair

Figure 1 Drainage from an infected arthroscopy portal immediately before the arthroscopic debridement and lavage. After anesthesia the patient is positioned and the shoulder is draped. An incision is made through the infected portal and cultures are taken from the draining pus. Additional deep tissue cultures are sent during the arthroscopic debridement (Courtesy of University of Manitoba, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pan Am Clinic, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada).

Figure 2 Arthroscopic view of the glenohumeral joint space from a patient with deep shoulder infection after rotator cuff repair. It is possible to visualize the pus and severe tissue inflammation before the irrigation (Courtesy of University of Manitoba, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pan Am Clinic, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada).