Arthroscopic Debridement After Total Knee Arthroplasty Is More Effective for Synovitis Than for Ankylosis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the effects of arthroscopy surgery on ankylosis and synovitis after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), with patient satisfaction as the main outcome measure.

Methods

A single surgeon's database was queried for all knee arthroscopy procedures done from 2002 to 2024 using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision, codes for ankylosis or synovitis and Current Procedural Terminology codes 29884 and 29876. Patients were excluded if they did not have a previous TKA, had a TKA but arthroscopy was done for multiple or other indications, were <2 months from TKA, lacked medical records, or were worker's compensation cases. Patients were separated into either the ankylosis group or the synovitis group. A patient satis

SUBMITTER: Elkousy H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551351 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature