Single-Stage Surgical Treatment of Multi-ligament Knee Injuries Results in Lower Cost and Fewer Complications and Unplanned Reoperations Compared With Staged Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare complications, unplanned reoperations, and costs between single-stage and 2-stage treatment of multi-ligament knee injuries.

Methods

The MarketScan database was queried (2007-2016), identifying patients undergoing surgery for a multi-ligament knee injury. The single-stage cohort was defined as having at least 2 Current Procedural Terminology codes for ligament reconstruction at the index procedure without a Current Procedural Terminology code for ligament reconstruction appearing in the database for the following 12 months. The 2-stage cohort was defined as undergoing multiple ligament reconstruction procedures within a 12-month period with subsequent ligament procedure codes that differed from the index ligament reconstruction codes. Propensity score matc

SUBMITTER: Lau BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9596897 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature