Migration Patterns for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States as Reported in the American Joint Replacement Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with a higher complication rate and a greater cost when compared to primary TKA. Based on patient choice, referral, or patient transfers, revision TKAs are often performed in different institutions by different surgeons than the primary TKA. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of hospital size, teaching status, and revision indication on the migration patterns of failed primary TKA in patients 65 years of age and older.

Methods

All primary and revision TKAs reported to the American Joint Replacement Registry from January 2012 through March 2020 were included and merged with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services database. Migration was defined as a patient having a primary TKA and revision TK

SUBMITTER: Lawson KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8687704 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature