Frailty Among Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Recipients: Epidemiology and Propensity Score-weighted Analysis of Effect on In-hospital Postoperative Outcomes.

Avianna E ArapovicAbdul Kareem ZalikhaMazen ZamzamJacob KeeleyInaya Hajj HusseinMouhanad M El-Othmani

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2024)

Patients with frailty undergoing rTKA are at markedly higher risk for inpatient postoperative complications and increased length of stay. Understanding the implications of frailty within rTKA is essential for risk assessment and preoperative optimization for this expanding population.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
risk assessment
community dwelling
total hip
patients undergoing
acute care
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
type diabetes
emergency department
computed tomography
total hip arthroplasty
kidney transplantation
weight loss