Simultaneous (two-surgeon) versus staged bilateral knee arthroplasty: an observational study of intraoperative and post-operative outcomes.

Stephen D GillLeaha-Marie Hill-BuxtonStella May GwiniStewart MorrisonBrett MoreiraSally BeattieAndrew ThomsonRichard S Page

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)

Sim-BTKA appears to be a comparatively safe alternative to staged BTKA. Sim-BTKA may be superior to staged BTKA due to faster improvements in pain and function and lower healthcare costs. How these results generalize to other health services requires further investigation.

Keyphrases

healthcare
chronic pain
neuropathic pain
robot assisted
spinal cord
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
postoperative pain