The Association of Cannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Complications After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Miriam D Weisberg Mitchell K Ng Matthew L Magruder Rushabh M VakhariaMartin W RocheOrry Erez

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2022)

With the continued legalization of cannabis use across the United States, studies investigating the association of cannabis on outcomes after primary TKA are limited. The current study helps to expand the current literature on outcomes of substance abuse after total joint arthroplasty and can serve to help educate patients of potential complications after their TKA.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
end stage renal disease
total hip
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment
human health
insulin resistance
weight loss