Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Lower Extremity Amputations Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Joint replacement following amputation is scarcely reported. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate patient-reported outcomes (PROMS) and revision rates among lower extremity amputees undergoing total hip (THA) or knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort analysis of lower extremity amputees undergoing THA/TKA between August 2002 and August 2022 in a single tertiary center. Demographic and clinical data were collected from prospectively populated surgical databases and patient electronic records. PROMS included Oxford Knee Score, Oxford Hip Score, and 5-level EuroQol 5-dimension questionnaires. Twenty-three TKAs and 21 THAs were performed in 38 patients. The mean age at arthroplasty procedures was 59.8 (24-87) years. The mean clinical

SUBMITTER: Galloway R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10019983 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature