Insulin dependence increases the risk of postoperative complications and inferior outcome but not the survivorship of total joint arthroplasty among diabetic population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Byron E ChalidisDimitrios KitridisPanagiotis GivissisPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2021)
Among diabetic population who undergo THA and TKA, insulin dependence is a risk factor for postoperative complications, and inferior functional outcome but not for shorter survivorship of the prosthetic joints.