Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Primary Sjogren's Syndrome: A Retrospective Case-Control Study Matched Patients without Rheumatic Diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) who require total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is expected to increase, and there are few studies describing their outcomes. This research was focused on the evaluation of a TKA cohort in pSS patients and to compare outcomes with those of matched individuals from the general population.

Methods

From 2004 to 2020, we found 36 TKAs in 30 patients with pSS from the single-institution arthroplasty registry, and they were matched for age, gender, bilateral or unilateral surgery, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, and year of surgery with 72 TKAs in 60 osteoarthritis patients without rheumatic diseases (1:2 ratio). Perioperative outcomes were obtained, and clinical evaluations were performed at the

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9786774 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature