The Impact of Diabetes on Perioperative Patient Outcomes after Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States

Primary and revision, total hip and knee arthroplasties are common procedures performed by both general and subspecialty trained orthopedic surgeons in the United States. A significant percentage of the joint arthroplasty patient population is known to have diabetes mellitus (DM), and early research has suggested these patients carry a higher risk of complications after arthroplasty, representing a challenge to physicians and hospitals. The purpose of the present study was to explore a large national database to determine if patients with DM do indeed have increases in perioperative complications after primary and revision total joint arthroplasty.