Cervical spine degenerative disease is an independent risk factor for increased revision rate following total knee arthroplasty.

Michael-Alexander MalahiasSeong J JangAlex GuShawn S RichardsonAaron Z ChenRaj D RaoPeter K Sculco

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2020)

Based on these results, patients with cervical spine degenerative pathology should be counseled that their spinal pathology may impair outcomes following TKA.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
total hip
spinal cord