Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Aged 45 Years or Younger: 162 Total Knee Arthroplasties With a Mean Follow-up Duration of 7 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are few large studies evaluating total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in young patients. Therefore, we sought to evaluate patients aged 45 years or younger undergoing a primary TKA.

Methods

This was a retrospective, single-institution study, from 2003 to 2018, evaluating primary TKA in patients aged 45 years or younger. We identified 162 TKAs with a minimum follow-up duration of 2 years. Common surgical indications were degenerative joint disease (50%), post-traumatic arthritis (21%), and inflammatory arthritis (20%). Forty-nine knees had a prior significant knee surgery. We evaluated survivorship free of revision for any reason and aseptic revision. In addition, we characterized complication rates and risk factors for failure.

Results

The mean age was 39 ye

SUBMITTER: Hernandez NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638716 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature