Clinical outcomes were retrospectively reviewed for 76 primary total hip (THA) and total knee arthroplasties (TKA) performed after kidney, liver, cardiac, and lung transplantation with follow-up of 30.2 and 41.2 months, respectively. For the THA and TKA cohorts, there were a high rate of medical complications (29% and 33%), increased hospital length of stay (4.2 and 3.7 days), and more reoperations (7.2% and 9.1%). Only 1 (1.8%) periprosthetic infection was documented for THAs but 3 (14.2%) TKAs required two-stage revisions for infection. All transplant cohorts demonstrated significant increases (P < 0.05) in HHS and KSS scores with majority of patients reporting overall good or excellent outcomes (82%–100%). These results suggest that various organ transplant patients may accept higher surgical risks for rewarding outcomes.
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The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 29, Issue 8, 1548 - 1552
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Risk Versus Reward: Total Joint Arthroplasty Outcomes After Various Solid Organ Transplantations
Ledford, Cameron K. et al.Hip Knee