Frequency and Impact of Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Surgery for End-Stage Ankle Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study summarized the frequency and functional impact of adverse events (AEs) that occur after surgery for end-stage ankle arthritis (ESAA) to inform decision making.

Methods

This was a multisite prospective cohort study to compare ankle arthroplasty to ankle arthrodesis in the treatment of ESAA among 6 participating sites. We compared the risk and impact of nonankle AEs and ankle-specific AEs versus no AEs controlling for potential confounding factors, including operative procedure using multinomial logistic regression. We estimated differences in postoperative functional outcomes by AE occurrence using linear mixed effects regression. Among 517 patients who had surgery for ankle arthritis and completed the full baseline assessment, follow-up scores were avai

SUBMITTER: Norvell DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318122 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature