Outcomes and Patient Safety in Overlapping vs. Nonoverlapping Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Michael-Alexander MalahiasThekla AntoniadouSeong J JangLeonidas DimopoulosEric N WindsorMarios LoucasIoannis GkiatasAlex GuPhilip P ManolopoulosMatteo DentiPeter K SculcoPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2021)
Overlapping surgery was found to be as safe as nonoverlapping surgery in patients undergoing TJA. Although overlapping TJA surgery is associated with satisfactory short-term revision rates, prolonged follow-up is required to further assess the medium-term and long-term outcomes of overlapping surgery compared with nonoverlapping surgery. Finally, although overlapping TJA surgery might be associated with increased OR time, this difference is not clinically relevant.