Do Physicians Overestimate Radiographic Findings in Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is 1 of the top 2 most common and expensive surgical procedures among Medicare beneficiaries. Due to the procedure's high annual cost, overdiagnosis and subsequent overutilization of TKA has substantial health-policy implications. Concerns regarding the overexaggeration of radiographic findings and overutilization of TKA have been expressed by medical insurers. Currently, the standard of care for assessing potential knee arthroplasty candidates includes assigning a Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) radiographic score. Our study investigated the accuracy of reported preoperative KL scores in patients undergoing TKA.

Material and methods

Records of 277 patients who had underwent TKA at our institution for knee osteoarthritis were randomly selected

SUBMITTER: Gregory JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058881 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature