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Temporal Trends of Revision Etiologies in Total Knee Arthroplasty at a Single High-Volume Institution: An Epidemiological Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Temporal changes in revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) may have implications in determining the etiology for implant failure. The purpose of this study was to 1) perform an epidemiologic analysis of etiologies that required rTKA and 2) determine whether temporal changes existed for revision over the study period.

Methods

All rTKA procedures performed at a single institution from 2009 to 2019 were analyzed. Revision procedures were stratified into 2 time periods, 2009-2013 and 2014-2019, to assess for changes over time. Patients' electronic medical record, operative report, and radiographs were reviewed to ensure diagnosis information was accurately documented in relation to the predominate etiology necessitating the revision procedure.

Results

Three thousand and nine patients undergoing rTKA between 2009 and 2019 were identified with a mean age of 64.6 years. A total of 1,666 (55.4%) patients were female, and the majority of patients were Caucasian (2,306, 76.6%). The 3 most frequent rTKA etiologies were aseptic loosening (35.1%), periprosthetic infection (33.2%), and instability (16.0%). A higher proportion of patients underwent rTKA for arthrofibrosis (5.1% vs 3.4%, P = .023) and periprosthetic joint infection (38.9% vs 28.6%, P < .001) between 2009 and 2013, while a significantly higher proportion of patients underwent rTKA for instability (12.6% vs 18.8%, P < .001) between 2014 and 2019.

Conclusion

Aseptic loosening was the most common cause for rTKA over the last decade. rTKA for arthrofibrosis and periprosthetic joint infection was more frequent between 2009 and 2013, while a significantly higher proportion of patients underwent rTKA for instability in 2014-2019. Future studies will need to focus on identifying and reducing risk factors for the trending causes of rTKA.

SUBMITTER: Kerzner B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141416 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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