Incidentally Diagnosed Asymptomatic COVID-19 Does Not Increase Total Complication Risk in Total Joint Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Impacts of asymptomatic perioperative coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on total knee (TKA) and hip arthroplasty (THA) outcomes remains unknown.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed asymptomatically screened COVID-19 cases undergoing primary TKA or THA between 2020 and 2022. Ninety-day complications, inpatient resources, repeat hospitalizations, and functional outcomes were measured for COVID-19 patients and age- and sex-matched controls. The sample size was determined based on a priori power analysis. Statistics consisted of 2 sample t-tests or Fisher's exact test based on variable type with α = 0.01 to correct for multiple comparisons.

Results

Of 1914 TKA and 1424 THA patients, 20 and 28 with asymptomatic COVID-19 were compared to 75 and 105 contr

SUBMITTER: Tadepalli VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12269793 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature