Previous Extensor Mechanism Repair Is Associated With Increased Rates of Surgical Complications Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity-matched Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although extensor mechanism failure following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a devastating complication and has been heavily studied in the literature, the impact of extensor mechanism rupture and concomitant repair prior to TKA has not previously been evaluated. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate how quadriceps and/or patellar tendon repairs prior to TKA would impact medical and surgery-related complications following TKA.

Methods

The PearlDiver database was retrospectively reviewed to identify all primary TKA patients from 2010 to 2019. Patients who underwent quadriceps or patellar tendon repair prior to TKA were matched using a propensity score algorithm to a control cohort. We compared medical and surgical complication rates, emergency room vi

SUBMITTER: Sequeira SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897808 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature