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SUBMITTER: Singh JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4391985 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singh Jasvinder A JA Inacio Maria C S MC Namba Robert S RS Paxton Elizabeth W EW
Arthritis care & research 20150501 5
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine whether an underlying diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or osteoarthritis (OA) impacts the 90-day readmission rates after total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA).<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed prospectively collected data from an integrated health care system, Total Joint Replacement Registry, of adults with RA or OA undergoing unilateral primary THA or TKA during 2009-2011. Adjusted logistic regression models for 90-day readmission were fit. ...[more]