Biological sex has No impact on postoperative complications following simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (bTKA) is a viable option for treatment of bilateral knee osteoarthritis. The aim of this study is to identify the impact of biological sex on postoperative outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted utilizing the ACS-NSQIP database. bTKA patients were identified and stratified into groups based upon biological sex. Adverse events after surgery was evaluated with univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Biological sex is not an independent risk factor for development of postoperative complications. CONCLUSION: When determining patient qualification of simultaneous or staged bTKA, biological sex should not be taken into consideration.

publication date

  • June 6, 2019

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC6919355

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85075875436

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jor.2019.06.013

PubMed ID

  • 31879473

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 17