Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients With Lymphedema as Compared to a Propensity-Matched Control Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphedema is rare in arthroplasty patients but has been associated with a higher complication rate. This study sought to determine the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty in patients with lymphedema as compared to a matched control cohort.

Methods

Treatment-control propensity matching was implemented on 335 patients following total knee or hip arthroplasty generating 5-patient sets of one patient with presurgery lymphedema (67 total) to 4 patients without presurgery lymphedema (268 total) and matched on age, sex, and surgery year. Body mass index and presence of diabetes were controlled using multivariable generalized estimating equations.

Results

In the lymphedema cohort, 1 patient (1.5%) had a deep vein thrombosis within 90 days of their surgery, 36 (53

SUBMITTER: Cusma WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10801212 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature