Moonlight surgery: no influence of moon phase or Friday 13th on outcomes of total knee arthroplasty.
Paul NardelliJohannes GiesingerMichael LiebensteinerGeert PagenstertSabrina NeururerHermann LeitnerDietmar DammererFloris van RooijMo Saffarininull nullPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)
Neither moon phase on the day of surgery nor Friday 13th were associated with revision-free survival or clinical scores of TKA. Patients operated on a Friday 13th had significantly worse preoperative total WOMAC but similar postoperative total WOMAC at 1-year follow-up. These findings could help reassure patients that TKA renders consistent outcomes regardless of the preoperative pain or function, and in spite of bad omens or moon phases.
Keyphrases
- total knee arthroplasty
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- patients undergoing
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- free survival
- peritoneal dialysis
- total hip
- prognostic factors
- adipose tissue
- atrial fibrillation
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- neuropathic pain
- coronary artery disease
- weight loss
- acute coronary syndrome