Periprosthetic fractures are rare but devastating complications of knee replacement, often requiring complex surgery with substantial morbidity and mortality. It is not known how the fracture rates after total knee replacement (TKR) and unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) compare. We performed the ...
We examined smoking status, duration, dosage and cessation in association with risk of total knee replacement (TKR) for severe knee OA among elderly Chinese in Singapore. Methods We used data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a population-based prospective cohort of 63,257 Chinese men and...
The age of at least 40 years was chosen to include a cohort representative of the elective joint replacement population that would be typically encountered in practice. These patients were identified with ICD-9 code 81.51 (total hip replacement) or 81.53 (revision of total hip replacement). ...
The VRAS utilizes registration pins that are placed within the knee replacement incision, which may reduce the risk of fractures and wound complications/pin site infections. Further, VRAS facilitates patient specific alignment techniques reduce the number of releases needed to balance the knee, ...
Jämsen E, Puolakka T, Eskelinen A et al (2013) Predictors of mortality following primary hip and knee replacement in the aged. A single-center analysis of 1998 primary hip and knee replacements for primary osteoarthritis. Acta Orthop 84:44–53. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2012.752691...
ICD-10 codes have a length of 7 alphanumerical characters. Each one of the positions of the code represents one aspect of the procedure: First = Section (0 = Surgical); Second = Organic system (S= Lower joints); Third = Type of procedure (R = Replacement/G ...
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A total of 220 patients diagnosed with knee OA (ICD-10 code, M17.0 and 17.1) who had undergone TKA were included in the study. The estimated ratio of patients from public and private hospitals was 1:1. Patient medical charts were accessed with the Ethics Committee's approval. De-...
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(this includes unicompartmental, bicompartmental, and tricompartmental knee procedures and total hip replacement procedures as defined by ICD-9 Procedure Codes 81.51 and 81.54) between July 1, 2008 and October 1, 2013. Each member had a minimum enrollment in a PPO or POS plan for 9 months. ...