Coagulopathies Are a Risk Factor for Adverse Events Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Malpani R, Mclynn RP, Bovonratwet P, Bagi PS, Yurter A, Mercier MR, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Coagulopathies Are a Risk Factor for Adverse Events Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics 2020, 43: 233-238. PMID: 32674174, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20200624-02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBlood Coagulation DisordersDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsHigher international normalized ratioInternational normalized ratioMajor adverse eventsTotal hip arthroplastyPartial thromboplastin timeHigher partial thromboplastin timeMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsLow plateletsHematological conditionsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) populationQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total hip arthroplastyDependent functional statusImprovement Program databasePostsurgical adverse eventsTotal knee arthroplastyMultiple adverse eventsPreoperative coagulopathyTHA cohortTKA groupTKA patientsHospital readmissionGeographic Variations and Trends in Primary and Revision Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasties in the United States
Hilibrand AS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Geographic Variations and Trends in Primary and Revision Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasties in the United States. JBJS Open Access 2020, 5: e0051. PMID: 33123661, PMCID: PMC7418922, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.oa.19.00051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hip arthroplastyPrimary knee arthroplastyRevision knee arthroplastyRevision total hip arthroplastyRevision ratioUnderwent revision proceduresMore chronic conditionsKnee arthroplastyMean ageLonger hospitalizationTHA cohortMale patientsArthroplasty cohortChronic conditionsPrimary procedureHip arthroplastyRevision proceduresPrimary total hip arthroplastyPrimary THA cohortPrognostic Level IIIRatio of revisionRevision THA cohortNational Inpatient SampleOlder mean ageYounger mean age