Does the geriatric nutritional risk index predict complication rates and implant survivorship in revision total joint arthroplasty?

Christian T OakleyJaclyn A KonopkaVinaya RajahramanOmid S BarzidehMorteza MeftahRan Schwarzkopf

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)

Moderate and severe malnutrition, as defined by GNRI, independently predicted higher complication and revision rates in rTJA patients. This suggests that the GNRI may serve as an effective screening tool for nutritional status in patients undergoing rTJA.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
total hip arthroplasty
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
early onset
high intensity
young adults